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Chief of Staff of the Army's Reading List - Cadets, Soldiers & Jr NCOs
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THE FACE OF BATTLETHE FACE OF BATTLE by JOHN KEEGAN
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For the Common DefenseFor the Common Defense by Allan R. Millett
Buy new: $20.16 / Used from: $7.00
Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's NestBand of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose
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A must read. No matter how many times you may have seen the mini-series, read the book. Like all movie/TV series based on a book, you can not get the whole story unless you read the book.
We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In VietnamWe were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam by Harold G. Moore
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The movie only tells half the story. Military professions need to learn the lessons from what happened to the other battalion that was in Ia Drang valley at the same time.
If You SurviveIf You Survive by George Wilson
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Great book for Cadets and new NCOs about taking charge of a new unit. Also a good book about the European Theater of Operations, WWII, from a junior officer's perpective.
Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South PacificTouched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific by Eric M. Bergerud
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Closing With the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies)Closing With the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies) by Michael D. Doubler
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In The Company Of HeroesIn The Company Of Heroes by Michael J. Durant
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The Warrior Ethos in action