CMC Reading List by Grade

Reading List by Grade

Private

A Message to Garcia by E. HubbardEnders Game by O.S. CardFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1 WarfightingOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereRifleman Dodd by C.S. ForesterThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) Fred Haynes and James WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallThe Ugly American by W. Burdick

Private First Class

A Message to Garcia by E. HubbardEnders Game by O.S. CardFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1 WarfightingOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereRifleman Dodd by C.S. ForesterThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) Fred Haynes and James WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallThe Ugly American by W. Burdick

Lance Corporal

A Message to Garcia by E. HubbardEnders Game by O.S. CardFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1 Warfighting

United States Marine CorpsProfessional Reading Program

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Once A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereRifleman Dodd by C.S. ForesterThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) Fred Haynes and James WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallThe Ugly American by W. Burdick

Corporal

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorBattle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. YellinBattle Leadership by A. Von SchellFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakFlags of Our Fathers by J. BradleyGates of Fire by S. PressfieldImperial Grunts by R. D. KaplanMCWP 6-11 Leading MarinesOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSmall Unit Leaders Guide to CounterinsurgencyThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Sergeant

Attacks! By E. RommelBaghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorBattle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. YellinFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1-3 TacticsOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike Steere


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The Art of War by Sun TzuThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Village by B. WestTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissTip of the Spear by G.J. MichaelsWith the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge

Staff Sergeant

A Bell for Adano by J. HerseyBand of Brothers by S.E. AmbroseFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1-2 CampaigningOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Face of Battle by J. KeeganThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThis Kind of War by T.R. FehrenbachTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissUtmost Savagery by J. Alexander

Gunnery Sergeant

Breakout by M. RussFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen Krulak


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MCDP 5 PlanningOn Combat by D. GrossmanOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Savage Wars of Peace by M. BootTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissVictory at High Tide by R.D. HeinlWe Were Soldiers by H. Moore

Master Sergeant

Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPhersonDecoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaFields of Battle by J. KeeganFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1-1 StrategyOn Killing by D. GrossmanOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereReminiscences of a Marine by J.A. LejeuneSeven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. LawrenceThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Culture of War by M. Van Creveld


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The Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

First Sergeant

Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPhersonDecoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaFields of Battle by J. KeeganFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1-1 StrategyOn Killing by D. GrossmanOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereReminiscences of a Marine by J.A. LejeuneSeven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. LawrenceThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Master Gunnery Sergeant

Achilles in Vietnam by J. ShayDecoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakNo Bended Knee by M.B. Twining


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Once A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereThe Arab Mind by R. PataiThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldThe General by C.S. ForesterThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Mask of Command by J. KeeganTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Sergeant Major

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakThe General by C.S. ForesterNo Bended Knee by M.B. TwiningAchilles in Vietnam by J. ShayThe Mask of Command by J. KeeganThe Arab Mind by R. PataiOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldDecoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. Clavin


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Officer Candidate

A Message to Garcia by E. HubbardEnders Game by O.S. CardFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1 WarfightingOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereRifleman Dodd by C.S. ForesterThe Armed Forces Officer, DoD 2006The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Midshipman

A Message to Garcia by E. HubbardEnders Game by O.S. CardFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCDP 1 WarfightingOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereRifleman Dodd by C.S. ForesterThe Armed Forces Officer, DoD 2006The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss


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Warrant Officer

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorBattle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. YellinFields of Fire by J. WebbFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCWP 6-11 Leading MarinesOn Infantry by J.A. EnglishOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSmall Unit Leaders Guide to CounterinsurgencyThe Anatomy of Courage by L. MoranThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Chief Warrant Officer 2

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorBattle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPhersonBattle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. YellinCounterinsurgency Warfare by D. GalulaFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereReminiscences of a Marine by J.A. LejeuneThe Bridge at Dong Ha by J.G. MillerThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. Halberstam


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The Face of Battle by J. KeeganThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss


Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakFor the Common Defense by A.R. MilletOn Combat by D. GrossmanOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSavage Wars of Peace by M. BootThe Arab Mind by R. PataiThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Mask of Command by J. KeeganTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss


Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakGrant Takes Command by B. CattonOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereOnce an Eagle by A. Myrer


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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldThe Guns of August by B.W. TuchmanThe Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides ed by R. Strassler, transl by R. CrawleyThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe World is Flat 3.0 by T.L. FriedmanTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss


Carnage and Culture by V. HansonDefeat into Victory by W. SlimFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMasters of War by M. HandelOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSupplying War by M. Van CreveldThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissTriumph Forsaken by M. Moyar

2d Lieutenant

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. Mansoor


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Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. YellinFields of Fire by J. WebbFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMCWP 6-11 Leading MarinesOn Infantry by J.A. EnglishOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSmall Unit Leaders Guide to CounterinsurgencyThe Anatomy of Courage by L. MoranThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Soldier’s Load by S.L.A. MarshallTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

1st Lieutenant

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorBattle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPhersonBattle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. YellinCounterinsurgency Warfare by D. GalulaFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereReminiscences of a Marine by J.A. LejeuneThe Bridge at Dong Ha by J.G. MillerThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. Halberstam


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The Face of Battle by J. KeeganThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Captain

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander’s War in Iraq by P. MansoorFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakFor the Common Defense by A.R. MilletOn Combat by D. GrossmanOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSavage Wars of Peace by M. BootThe Arab Mind by R. PataiThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe Mask of Command by J. KeeganTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Major

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakGrant Takes Command by B. Catton


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Once A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereOnce an Eagle by A. MyrerThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldThe Guns of August by B.W. TuchmanThe Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides ed by R. Strassler, transl by R. CrawleyThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenThe World is Flat 3.0 by T.L. FriedmanTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. Weiss

Lieutenant Colonel

Carnage and Culture by V. HansonDecoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaDefeat into Victory by W. SlimDescent into Chaos by Ahmed RashidFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakMasters of War by M. HandelOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSupplying War by M. Van CreveldThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissTriumph Forsaken by M. Moyar


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Colonel to General *

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War by J. SumidaDereliction of Duty by H.R. McMasterDiplomacy by H. KissingerFeeding Mars by J.A. LynnFirst to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps by LtGen KrulakOnce A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery by Nick Popaditch and Mike SteereSupreme Command by E.A. CohenThe Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by D. HalberstamThe Crisis of Islam by B. LewisThe Culture of War by M. Van CreveldThe Last Stand of Fox Company by B. Drury and T. ClavinThe Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) F. Haynes and J. WarrenTiger Force: A True Story of Men and War by M. Sallah and M. WeissTried by War by J. McPherson

* Current, topical titles provided by Marine Corps University at each Executive Off-Site.


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