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Books That Every Junior Officer Should Read

"A properly schooled officer never arrives on a battlefield for the first time, even if he has never actually trod the ground, if that officer has read wisely to acquire the wisdom of those who have experienced war in times past." - Lieutenant General Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (ret)
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The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Profession (Williamson Murray)
The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Profession (Williamson Murray)
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The Challenge of Command: Reading for Military Excellence (Roger H. Nye)
The Challenge of Command: Reading for Military Excellence (Roger H. Nye)
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A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History (John E. Jessup, Jr.)
A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History (John E. Jessup, Jr.)
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Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War (S.L.A. Marshall)
Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War (S.L.A. Marshall)
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The Face of Battle (John Keegan)
The Face of Battle (John Keegan)
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Company Commander (MacDonald)
Company Commander (MacDonald)
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Forward Into Battle: Fighting Tactics From Waterloo to the Vietnam (Paddy Griffith)
Forward Into Battle: Fighting Tactics From Waterloo to the Vietnam (Paddy Griffith)
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This Kind of War (T.R. Fehrenbach)
This Kind of War (T.R. Fehrenbach)
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Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art (Michael D. Krause)
Historical Perspectives of the Operational Art (Michael D. Krause)
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The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904-1940 (Richard W. Harrison)
The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904-1940 (Richard W. Harrison)
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The Evolution of Strategy: Thinking From Antiquity to the Present (Beatrice Heuser)
The Evolution of Strategy: Thinking From Antiquity to the Present (Beatrice Heuser)
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Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy (Colin S. Gray)
Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy (Colin S. Gray)
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The Shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War (Williamson Murray)
The Shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War (Williamson Murray)
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Command in War (Martin Van Creveld)
Command in War (Martin Van Creveld)
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The Mask of Command (Keegan)
The Mask of Command (Keegan)
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Sources of Power - How People Make Decisions (Gary Klein)
Sources of Power - How People Make Decisions (Gary Klein)
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Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
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System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life (Robert Jervis)
System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life (Robert Jervis)
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The Quest for Victory: The History of the Principles of War (John I. Alger)
The Quest for Victory: The History of the Principles of War (John I. Alger)
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Science, Strategy, and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd (Frans P.B. Osinga)
Science, Strategy, and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd (Frans P.B. Osinga)
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Clausewitz and Contemporary War (Antulio J. Echevarria II)
Clausewitz and Contemporary War (Antulio J. Echevarria II)
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Another Bloody Century: Future Warfare (Colin S. Gray)
Another Bloody Century: Future Warfare (Colin S. Gray)
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