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H.R. McMaster's Military Affairs Reading List

"In 2012, while commander of the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, McMaster did an interview with the management consulting firm McKinsey in which he talked about the evolution of the army, as well as 'what competencies our leaders need and…how, where, and at what point in their careers we train and educate them.' One of those strategies, McMaster said, was 'to cultivate within our leaders a desire for lifelong learning and to provide them with the tools necessary for informal self-study and collaborative study across their careers.' To that end, McMaster—a scholar of military history—provided a list of books any professional involved in military affairs should read, covering everything from ancient warfare to modern innovation."
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Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future of the Global Jihad (Bruce Riedel)
Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future of the Global Jihad
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Bruce Riedel
On War (Carl Von Clausewitz)
On War
2
Carl Von Clausewitz
Patton: A Genius for War (Carlo D'este)
Patton: A Genius for War
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Carlo D'este
The Twilight War (David Crist)
The Twilight War
4
David Crist
Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel (David Fraser)
Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
5
David Fraser
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
6
David Hackett Fischer
The Coldest Winter (David Halberstam)
The Coldest Winter
7
David Halberstam
George Washington and the American Military Tradition (Don Higginbotham)
George Washington and the American Military Tradition
8
Don Higginbotham
The War of American Independence (Don Higginbotham)
The War of American Independence
9
Don Higginbotham
The Peloponnesian War (Donald Kagan)
The Peloponnesian War
10
Donald Kagan
Men, Machines, and Modern Times (Elting E. Morison)
Men, Machines, and Modern Times
11
Elting E. Morison
Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning: The World of a Combat Division in Vietnam (Eric Bergerud)
Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning: The World of a Combat Division in Vietnam
12
Eric Bergerud
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
13
Fred Anderson
A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II (Gerhard L. Weinberg)
A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II
14
Gerhard L. Weinberg
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (Hal Moore)
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young
15
Hal Moore
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
16
James M. McPherson
Strange Defeat (Marc Bloch)
Strange Defeat
17
Marc Bloch
The Korean War (Matthew B. Ridgway)
The Korean War
18
Matthew B. Ridgway
Franco-Prussian War (Michael Howard)
Franco-Prussian War
19
Michael Howard
War in European History (Michael Howard)
War in European History
20
Michael Howard
Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq (Michael R. Gordon)
Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
21
Michael R. Gordon
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq (Michael R. Gordon)
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq
22
Michael R. Gordon
The Longest War (Peter L. Bergen)
The Longest War
23
Peter L. Bergen
The Wars of Afghanistan (Peter Tomsen)
The Wars of Afghanistan
24
Peter Tomsen
An Army at Dawn (Rick Atkinson)
An Army at Dawn
25
Rick Atkinson
The Day of Battle (Rick Atkinson)
The Day of Battle
26
Rick Atkinson
The Guns at Last Light (Rick Atkinson)
The Guns at Last Light
27
Rick Atkinson
Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War (Robert A. Doughty)
Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War
28
Robert A. Doughty
The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940 (Robert A. Doughty)
The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940
29
Robert A. Doughty
This Kind of War (T.R. Fehrenbach)
This Kind of War
30
T.R. Fehrenbach
The History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
The History of the Peloponnesian War
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Thucydides
Dynamics of Doctrine: The Changes in German Tactical Doctrine During the First World War (Timothy T. Lupfer)
Dynamics of Doctrine: The Changes in German Tactical Doctrine During the First World War
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Timothy T. Lupfer
Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters (Ulysses S. Grant)
Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters
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Ulysses S. Grant
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future (Victor Cha)
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
34
Victor Cha
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (Williamson Murray)
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
35
Williamson Murray
The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War (Williamson Murray)
The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War
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Williamson Murray
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