Many military commands publish recommended reading lists, but due to the ephemeral nature of the web these lists can sometimes be lost. This site attempts to capture them for posterity. Here's an overview of all the military reading lists that are available. Enjoy!

Recent reading

1. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson
2. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Mask of Command by John Keegan
3. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
4. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
5. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler
6. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read On War by Carl von Clausewitz
7. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
8. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read Articles of Confederation by founding fathers
9. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Declaration of Independence and Other Great Documents of American History 1775-1865 by founding fathers
10. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Constitution of the United States of America by founding united states (author) ; fathers
11. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Caine Mutiny: A Novel by Herman Wouk
12. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read World Order by Henry Kissinger
13. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
14. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
15. On May 16 Dan Porter (USMC) read The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
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