USMC Reading List 2021

1.
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society 4.11 avg rating — 11,865 ratings
2.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,826 ratings
3.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,178 ratings
4.
The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare 4.11 avg rating — 3,581 ratings
5.
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon 4.17 avg rating — 8,047 ratings
6.
Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It 4.03 avg rating — 2,982 ratings
7.
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII 4.26 avg rating — 8,399 ratings
8.
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period 3.85 avg rating — 263 ratings
9.
The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World 3.74 avg rating — 6,368 ratings
10.
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century 3.97 avg rating — 2,592 ratings
11.
The Leader's Bookshelf
The Leader's Bookshelf 4.13 avg rating — 911 ratings
12.
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know 3.83 avg rating — 1,380 ratings
13.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't 4.12 avg rating — 277,805 ratings
13.
LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media 4.27 avg rating — 3,294 ratings
15.
Red Star Over the Pacific
Red Star Over the Pacific 4.18 avg rating — 311 ratings
16.
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life 4.23 avg rating — 4,361 ratings
17.
Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death 4.30 avg rating — 4,569 ratings
18.
Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse
Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse 4.16 avg rating — 1,451 ratings
19.
Strategy: MCDP 1-1
Strategy: MCDP 1-1 3.98 avg rating — 66 ratings
20.
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication MCDP 1-3 Tactics 30 July 1997
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication MCDP 1-3 Tactics 30 July 1997 4.18 avg rating — 154 ratings
21.
I'm Staying With My Boys...: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC
I'm Staying With My Boys...: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC 4.18 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
22.
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action 4.10 avg rating — 257,711 ratings
23.
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead 4.30 avg rating — 13,370 ratings
24.
You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For
You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For 4.64 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
25.
After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot's Journey
After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot's Journey 4.28 avg rating — 282 ratings
26.
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps (Bluejacket Books)
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps (Bluejacket Books) 3.76 avg rating — 850 ratings
27.
Forgotten Warriors: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the Corps Ethos, and the Korean War
Forgotten Warriors: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the Corps Ethos, and the Korean War 4.02 avg rating — 45 ratings
28.
Hesitation Kills: A Female Marine Officer's Combat Experience in Iraq
Hesitation Kills: A Female Marine Officer's Combat Experience in Iraq 3.77 avg rating — 150 ratings
29.
The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
by: Bob Drury
4.43 avg rating — 4,530 ratings
30.
The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines
The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines 3.81 avg rating — 158 ratings
31.
Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills
Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills 4.31 avg rating — 10,590 ratings
32.
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal 4.30 avg rating — 7,224 ratings
33.
We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah
We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah 4.28 avg rating — 1,916 ratings
34.
Women at War: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts
Women at War: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
35.
Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare
Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings
36.
Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future (Volume 636)
Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future (Volume 636) 3.89 avg rating — 28 ratings
37.
Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945
Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945 4.33 avg rating — 92 ratings
38.
On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story
On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story 3.97 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
39.
Terminal Lance: The White Donkey
Terminal Lance: The White Donkey 4.43 avg rating — 2,026 ratings
40.
Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead 4.18 avg rating — 121,704 ratings
41.
It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership
It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership 4.09 avg rating — 6,815 ratings
42.
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business 3.90 avg rating — 35,343 ratings
43.
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging 4.02 avg rating — 48,310 ratings
44.
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations 4.26 avg rating — 140 ratings
45.
Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age 3.60 avg rating — 548 ratings
46.
A New Conception of War: John Boyd, the U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare
A New Conception of War: John Boyd, the U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare 4.26 avg rating — 58 ratings
47.
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power 3.96 avg rating — 2,755 ratings
48.
One Hundred Days : The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander
One Hundred Days : The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander 4.35 avg rating — 682 ratings
49.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating — 564,522 ratings
50.
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds 3.99 avg rating — 62,914 ratings