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 12 kcholbert (USAF) read The Sailor's Bookshelf: Fifty Books to Know the Sea (Blue & Gold Professional Library) by Stavridis, James
2. On Jun 25 2024 kcholbert (USAF) read Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dweck, Carol S.
3. On May 26 2022 Dan P read Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow
4. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The River and the Gauntlet by S.L.A. Marshall
5. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
6. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote
7. On May 26 2022 Dan P read A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton
8. On May 26 2022 Dan P read Anabasis: The March Up Country by Xenophon
9. On May 26 2022 Dan P read Bridges at Toko-Ri by James A. Michener
10. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The Mask of Command by John Keegan
11. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
12. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
13. On May 26 2022 Dan P read Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II by Charles B. MacDonald
14. On May 26 2022 Dan P read Iliad and Odyssey by Homer
15. On May 26 2022 Dan P read The Aeneid by Virgil
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