Books by S. L. A. Marshall
S. L. A. Marshall has written 3 books that appear on various military reading lists. Here are those books along with the lists that included them, past and present.
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Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command |
This book is part of:
- The October 2016 revision of the General Douglas Satterfield reading list
- The February 2011 revision of the United States Military Academy reading list
- The October 2012 revision of the U.S. Army Engineer School reading list
- The January 1995 revision of the Combat Studies Institute reading list
- The March 2010 revision of the General Eric Shinseki reading list
- The November 2001 revision of the Canadian Army reading list
- On May 25 2017 David (USA) read this book
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The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation |
This book is part of:
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On Mar 08 2010
Fred Kiesche (USA)
read this book
and commented:
A pretty brief book (two long essays). S.L.A. Marshall has something of a reputation nowadays (especially after Hackworth's "About Face" came out), but has produced some good stuff. This essay, on how weight can kill an assault and how staff tends to overburden the soldier makes some great points. And there are some very funny bits that every commander should read, especially the one about the one commander who put on everything that staff had dictated a common soldier should carry--and presented himself to the general of the unit (who obviously had no clue of what his soldiers were being asked to carry!).
- On Sep 01 2009 ralston read this book