Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Michael Barrett reading list for Marines

1.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,176 ratings
2.
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families 4.03 avg rating — 102 ratings
3.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,082 ratings
4.
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
5.
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 — 277,914 ratings
6.
Matterhorn
Matterhorn 4.27 avg rating — 46,467 ratings
7.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,656 ratings
7.
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War 4.22 avg rating — 9,183 ratings
9.
The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme
The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme 4.13 avg rating — 8,521 ratings
10.
The Mask of Command
The Mask of Command 4.12 avg rating — 2,810 ratings
11.
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 — 4,532 ratings
12.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam 4.34 avg rating — 32,454 ratings
13.
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa 4.49 avg rating — 45,843 ratings
14.
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character 4.31 avg rating — 1,861 ratings
15.
Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of WWII
Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of WWII 4.27 avg rating — 302 ratings
16.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest 4.44 avg rating — 136,022 ratings
17.
Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences
Bayonet! Forward: My Civil War Reminiscences 4.30 avg rating — 206 ratings
18.
Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950
Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 4.20 avg rating — 587 ratings
19.
Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
Colder Than Hell: A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir 4.37 avg rating — 672 ratings
20.
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 4.39 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
21.
Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II
Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II 4.31 avg rating — 49 ratings
22.
Endless War: Middle-Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization
Endless War: Middle-Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization 3.86 avg rating — 132 ratings
23.
Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America
Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America 3.78 avg rating — 455 ratings
24.
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating — 42,079 ratings
25.
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle 4.34 avg rating — 1,211 ratings
26.
Heroes Among Us: Firsthand Accounts of Combat from America's Most Decorated Warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Heroes Among Us: Firsthand Accounts of Combat from America's Most Decorated Warriors in Iraq and Afghanistan 3.97 avg rating — 153 ratings
27.
Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines at War in the Pacific
Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines at War in the Pacific 4.41 avg rating — 51 ratings
28.
Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom
Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom 3.62 avg rating — 50 ratings
29.
A Message to Garcia
A Message to Garcia 3.76 avg rating — 3,575 ratings
30.
Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II
Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II 4.07 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
31.
Once a Marine
Once a Marine 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings
32.
Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery
Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery 4.20 avg rating — 218 ratings
33.
Patton: A Genius for War
Patton: A Genius for War 4.25 avg rating — 4,271 ratings
34.
The Reminiscences of a Marine
The Reminiscences of a Marine 4.17 avg rating — 154 ratings
35.
Rifleman Dodd
Rifleman Dodd 4.04 avg rating — 2,003 ratings
36.
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
by: Max Boot
4.01 avg rating — 1,829 ratings
37.
Semper Fi: Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way
Semper Fi: Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way 3.95 avg rating — 154 ratings
38.
Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues
Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues 4.18 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
39.
Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan 3.89 avg rating — 754 ratings
40.
The Bridge at Dong Ha
The Bridge at Dong Ha 4.12 avg rating — 191 ratings
41.
The General
The General 4.08 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
42.
The Gift of Valor: A War Story
The Gift of Valor: A War Story 4.31 avg rating — 587 ratings
43.
The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)
The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series) 4.19 avg rating — 320 ratings
44.
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
45.
The Navajo Code Talkers
The Navajo Code Talkers 3.53 avg rating — 141 ratings
46.
The Village
The Village
by: Bing West
4.22 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
47.
Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War 3.89 avg rating — 1,696 ratings
48.
Victory at High Tide: The Inchon Seoul Campaign
Victory at High Tide: The Inchon Seoul Campaign 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings
49.
War in the Pacific 1941-1945
War in the Pacific 1941-1945 4.07 avg rating — 41 ratings
50.
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
51.
Wounded Warriors: Those for Whom the War Never Ends
Wounded Warriors: Those for Whom the War Never Ends 3.90 avg rating — 49 ratings
52.
13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam 3.79 avg rating — 549 ratings