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FOREWORD
1. PURPOSE
2. SCOPE
3. SUPERSESSION
4. CHANGES
COMMANDINGGENERAL (C 40OP)
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Table of Contents
Page
Chapter 1. Why We Have the Professional Reading 1-1
Program and How It Can Work for You
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Chapter 1
Learn how the Japanese Naval Infantry on The moral dimensions of war and the
Tarawa was motivated to fight virtually to challenges of leadership, especially in
the last manand reflect on why. Sherrods book:
See that a static defense, isolated on some- What kind of men did it take?
thing such as an island, can be defeated, no
matter how strongand come to grips How frightened were they?
with the number of casualties it costs to re-
duce such a defense. Contemplate why no How did they overcome their fears?
senior American officer came close to pre-
dicting the difficulty of, or friendly casual- Where did they get their courage?
ties associated with, this operation.
What does it mean to be a Marine?
In seeing how this irresistible force clashed
and grappled with what seemed an immovable So now, studying this single battle has re-
object, you will make discoveries about offen- vealed lessons about the operational art, strat-
sive and defensive tactics, reconnaissance, and egy, communications, technology, the friction
combined arms. Lessons of intelligence are in- of war, leadership, and morale. Marines who
escapable as you view the two sides groping know one battle well know more about their
to come to terms with one another. profession than those who have read a hun-
dred manuals. They may not be able to define
But there will be much more. Study of this what they know, or divide the battle into
one battle will also take you to the higher lev- phases, or tell you where the line of departure
els of war, the operational and strategic. Con- was, or who manufactured the aircraft or what
template, for example kind of alloys were in the metal of the ma-
chines. They may still need to read some
Opposing strategies and supporting cam- manuals, but they will have gained a sensing
paigns in the broad strategic context of the of the character and dynamics of battle.
Pacific War.
Muchin fact mostof what the reader can
Lessons about command and control re- learn about Tarawa, can be applied to other
lated to communications on both sides battles. Such things as courage, leadership,
(they seldom work as planned). strategy, dispersion, and focus have applied in
every past battle and will apply to future bat-
How reserves were employed and how tles. They can be learned equally well from
they might have been better employed
. thorough studies of Khe Sanh, Chosin, Iwo
Jima, Belleau Wood, Antietam, and other bat-
Why and how technological foresight tles.
equipped us with the right type of amphibi-
ous vehicles, but in woefully insufficient
quantities.
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Reading About Many Battles can be studied with or without focusing on the
battles.
We have discussed how reading in-depth
about a single battle can improve your profes- Read good fiction. For instance, The Red
sional knowledge and insights. Further re- Badge of Courage is on the list. It is well
wards come from reading about many battles. known that its author was never in combat.
You will discover that some aspects of battle Yet he had a real-life understanding of fear
are timeless, never changingfrom antiquity and what fear does to people. Anyone who
through the present, in cold climates or hot, in has been in combat and read The Red Badge
jungle or desert. Other aspects of battle do of Courage recognizes that Stephen Crane did
change and one of the best ways you can gain an excellent job of describing fear. Because
professional insights into which things stay the Marine leaders must work with their Marines
same and which things change is to read about to discourage them from taking counsel of
different battles. their fears, it is important for us to be literate
in the subject. Read about subjects such as
this through the best commentators our cul-
Reading About Subjects Other Than ture has to offer.
Battles
Do not restrict yourself to reading only those
History gives you an appreciation for the re- books that are on the Marine Corps reading
alities of your profession which is essential. list! The requirement is smalltwo to four
But you should read more than history. Read books a yearfor a reason. It allows you to
military theory as well. Just be careful. The read the classics, other books not directly re-
works of theorists often get condensed and lated to warfighting, and the kinds of books
simplified. For example, on the assumption you enjoy the most.
that the reader does not wish to tackle some-
thing as lengthy and profound as Clausewitz, It is also just as important for you to know
his ideas are condensed into simplified princi- what you are fighting for, and what you stand
ples or even procedures. That is how much of for, as it is to know how to fight. The
our previous doctrine was written. The reader Declaration of Independence and the Consti-
of such condensed works unwittingly becomes tution of the United States are works we need
the prisoner of someone elses theories. The to be familiar with if we are to be well-
only way for us to gain our freedom from this rounded professionals tasked with guarding
kind of imprisonment is to read about the hu- our nation.
man experience in war ourselves, and then
draw our own conclusions. Remember, all
those authors developed their theories and How to Read
conclusions by studying battles. You have the
opportunity to study the same historical When people are in love and are reading a
events, and you may arrive at different conclu- love letter, they read for all they are worth.
sions. And that is how to read a book, says Dr.
Mortimer Adler, our nations best known
Do not restrict yourself to battles alone. Cam- authority on reading. Marines can relate to
paigns and wars need to be studied too. They this. Tough as Marines may be, anyone who
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thinks Marines dont receive, read, and write The listed books are seed corn to stimulate
love letters has never been in the Fleet Marine interest in reading about our profession.
Force (FMF) and never been at mail call in a Marines should be encouraged to read works
deployed unit. that are not on the list, too. Both the individ-
ual and the Corps benefit each time a Marine
Some Marines are hesitant about this program discovers a new work that is relevant and use-
because they do not read well. Fear not! The ful. New material is always coming out, more
best way to learn to read is to read. Read than any centralized official body can ever dis-
slowly. Speed will come in time. Besides, cover. To that end, chapter 2 provides both
speed is not the important thing. Comprehen- general battle references and recommended
sion of the material is the most important as- periodicals that can help Marines remain cur-
pect. It is not the number of books you read rent in our changing world. Chapter 3 gives
that will help you in combat. It is what you the reader concise reviews of the various
have learned from the books. The main thing books in the professional reading program and
to remember is that the professional reading is invaluable in making selections on what
program is not a check-in-the-box exercise. It next to read. Lastly, appendix A contains the
is an exercise inlearning! complete reading list by title and grade and is
useful as a quick reference tool for the profes-
Because the Corps is depending on leaders in sional reading program.
the chain of command to make the profes-
sional reading program work, many Marine
leaders will want to read Adlers book, How What Not To Read
to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal
Education (New York, N.Y. Simon and There is nothing that Marines are discouraged
Schuster. 1940). It is a great help in explain- from reading. We are not in the business of
ing to others why it is important to read, what book banning or censorship. Marines can and
one gains from reading, and how best to get should read whatever they want.
the most out of it.
agree on what the best books in the world In evaluating a Marine as a professional war-
really are. The list serves as a guide to give all rior, we do not count the number of books
Marines a common basis, a foundation for un- read in a year. Instead, we gauge the capacity
derstanding and communication. for sound military judgment. The Marine
Corps certainly expectsin fact, it re-
quiresthe reading of two to four books an-
Implementation and Impact of the Pro- nually from the list. But the output we desire
gram is the daily display of military judgment that
will serve our Marines and the American peo-
Implementing the program is not complicated. ple in time of war. As a Marines career pro-
All the information you need is contained in gresses, so too should the level of judgment,
this book. The manner in which the program encompassing higher levels of war and an ap-
is implemented is left up to the discretion and preciation for larger and larger units, more
initiative of commanders and individuals. equipment, and issues such as sustainability,
public opinion, and operational tempo. This
The Marine Corps will not implement a re- progression must come from many ingredi-
porting process or a centralized requirement ents: practice, exercises, and maturity, to
for written exams or papers to ensure that name a few. Professional reading speeds that
Marines are reading. The Commandant does progression and lends a depth of understand-
indeed desire assurance that Marines are read- ing that would otherwise be missing.
ing, but he depends entirely upon his chain of
command to see that this is done.
Acquiring the Books
How do leaders know if their Marines are
reading? By talking to them, holding group The requirement to read breeds an atmosphere
discussions, observing them in the field, and, that is well known to anyone who has been on
most importantly, by reading themselves. a university campus. It has already begun on
Marine bases. Marines will decide which
We should not rule out the possibility of a books to buy and which books to borrow
Marine knowing a great deal about the profes- based on what they want in their libraries at
sion of warfare without reading. However, the home for immediate reading and future refer-
probability of a Marine being an expert on war ence.
without reading is slim. Our reading program
purposely covers a vast spectrum of wars in- Base libraries have stocked the books on the
cluding ancient and modern, cold weather and list. Commands may also establish book ex-
tropical, guerrilla and conventional. Few, if changes similar to those that exist on univer-
any, Marines can be as widely knowledgeable sity campuses. Marines bring to the exchange
as we want them to be without doing their re- listed books they have read and receive in re-
quired reading. turn, at no cost, a used book to read. The
Marine may then keep the book or return it
This leads to a question frequently asked: for another. Other variants are for the com-
Will professional reading affect promotion mand to buy books on the list, or for unit
opportunities, fitness reports, assignments, members to donate books from their own per-
etc.? sonal library, or a combination of the two.
Then the unit can conduct business just like a
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regular library. Many people enjoy owning several periods of complacency which ended
new books rather than used books, especially with a crisis management call to arms.
editions that are personally meaningful or at- American people trust, somewhat blindly, that
tractive. Books make wonderful gifts. Some there will always be warriors prepared to
commands have already begun to give a book respond and report for duty with a full
as a going-away gift where formerly just a seabag when they need them, for they have
plaque might have been given. always done so in the past. What is not con-
sidered, and one of the hardest concepts to in-
Of course, Marine Corps Exchanges will have still into a (traditionally) skeptical American
the books in stock or can order books for you. public, is the cost (in training time, money,
Marine professional associations may also and experience) to produce a warfighter with
have books available or can order them. the requisite capabilities to succeed on the
modern, high-technology battlefield.
Many references can assist a Marines profes- factors and processes that make up and define
sional military reading program. Several var- the American military. Volume 3 contains a
ied sources used in conjunction with the subject index to the complete set.
books contained on the Commandants read-
ing list greatly enhance the learning experi- Dupuy, Trevor N., International Military and
ence. The following list contains titles of Defense Encylopedia. Washington D.C.:
several references Marines may find valuable Brasseys, 1993.
in their personal and professional reading ef-
forts. These books and periodicals are avail- This six-volume set provides excellent general
able in many base libraries. coverage in all aspects of military and naval
science. The subject index in the sixth volume
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias gives comprehensive access to the whole set.
This is one of the best starting points to be
Heinl, Robert D., Dictionary of Military & found for overviews and bibliographies
Naval Quotations. Annapolis, Maryland:
United States Naval Institute Press, 1966. McGraw-Hill, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
Science and Technology. New York:
The intent of the compiler of this book of McGraw-Hill, 1982.
quotes was to create an understanding of the
whole art of war from its incidents, its person- This multivolume set is very useful when re-
alities, its participants, their weapons and searching general topics of interest in the sci-
equipment, their traditions and customs, as ence and technologies. Explanations are
well as their ways, techniques, and modes of detailed without being too complex. It is an
war. Organized by subject areas from action absolute must when delving into New Sci-
to zeal, the Dictionary of Military & Naval ences reading.
Quotations can lead the student of the military
sciences to a greater understanding of the Atlases
maxims and views of war.
New York Times Books, The Times Atlas of
Jessup, John E., Encyclopedia of the America the World. New York: New York Times
Military. New York: Scribners, 1994. Books, 1992.
This encyclopedia traces the development of This is one of the great modern atlases of the
the military arts and sciences in English North world. Its text, maps, charts, and diagrams set
America from its early beginnings to the pre- the standard for such publications. It is an out-
sent. Using an essay format, scholars, histori- standing research tool for those studying cur-
ans, and military professionals describe the rent events worldwide, and an excellent
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reference for developing scenarios for war- Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing
games and exercises. Office, 1988.
Martin, Gilbert, Atlas of World War I. New This is an excellent source for the student of
York: Oxford University Press, 1994. military history. It places individual works
(autobiographies, historical fiction, diaries,
This volume provides comprehensive cover- etc.) in proper context in the overall course of
age of the theaters of operations; the chronol- studying military history.
ogy and progress of major battles and
campaigns; technical and tactical innovations; Luvaas, Jay, and Nelson, Harold W., The U.S.
and the equipment, forces, and nations in- Army War College Guide to the Battle of An-
volved. It is profusely illustrated with maps, tietam: The Maryland Campaign of 1862.
photographs, diagrams, and charts. This vol- Carlisle, PA: South Mountain Press, Inc.,
ume is exceptionally useful in understanding 1987.
narrative accounts of the war.
Luvaas, Jay, and Nelson, Harold W., The U.S.
National Geographic Staff Editors, National Army War College Guide to the Battles of
Geographic Atlas of the World. Washington, Chancellorsville & Fredericksburg. Carlisle,
D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1992
. PA: South Mountain Press, Inc., 1988.
This world atlas is exceptionally useful for Luvaas, Jay, and Nelson, Harold W., The U.S.
Marines keeping abreast of current world Army War College Guide to the Battle of
events. Its maps, charts, text, and diagrams Gettysburg. Carlisle, PA: South Mountain
provide a thorough picture of the topography, Press, Inc., 1988.
agriculture, industry, and cultural groups in
the nations of the world. These definitive guides to several important
Civil War battlefields are an absolute must for
Guides conducting insightful battlefield tours and
analyses.
Bookman, John T., and Powers, Stephen T.,
The March to VictoryA Guide to World Indexes
War II Battles and Battlefields from London
to the Rhine. New York: Harper & Row, Air University (U.S.) Library, Air University
1986. Library Index to Military Periodicals.
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air
A well-organized and informative companion University Library, 1963-1996.
to analyzing major battlefield sites in the
European theater of war in World War II, this Begun in 1949 and published quarterly, the
book is very useful in analyzing historical nar- Air University Index is a subject index to
ratives and placing the described units actions significant articles, news items, and editorials
and movements in theater context. appearing in 78 English language military and
aeronautical periodicals. Although slanted
Jessup, John E., and Oakley, Robert W., A more towards concerns of the Air Force, this
Guide to the Study and Use of Military His- is the best and only index available to the
tory. (Center of Military History, U.S. Army) military science field.
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Book Reviews
The book reviews in this section are snapshots Band of Brothers offers valuable insights on
of all reading list selections. The Marine leadership and what makes a fighting organi-
Corps University invites the submission of zation tick. Its lessons are timeless for those
new and old reviews of professional books who choose warfighting as a profession.
both on or off the Marine Corps reading list.
Send your reviews to
Ambrose, Stephen Pegasus Bridge: June
Commanding General (C 40OP) 6, 1944 (New York, NY. Simon and Schuster.
Marine Corps Combat Development Command 1988)
2042 Broadway Street
Quantico, VA 22134-5067 SSgt/WO/CW02/CW03/2Lt/1Lt; Leadership.
The book is best approached after achieving a Few Marines have so great an influence on
background in the history of guerrilla warfare. other Marines as the unit sergeant major. Un-
The author presumes a basic knowledge of common Men focuses on the sergeant major,
what the issues of the conflicts were and who that one staff noncommissioned officer who
eventually won. Meaningful objectives can achieves the distinction of being selected to
also be obtained by Marines without previous serve as the Sergeant Major of the Marine
knowledge of guerrilla warfare. The most im- Corps.
portant benefit that Marines can gain from
Guerrilla Strategies is to learn how guerrillas John Chapin traces the lineage of those who
think. For the reader who finds fascination in have served in this billet at the pinnacle of
the mind game of pretending to be in an ad- their profession. He finds men who are unique
versarys head, the book is extremely stimulat- in their personalities and talents, but who
ing. For those who dont or wont do this sort share a remarkable likeness in their personal
of mind game, avoid the book, and stay away skills and their concern for their fellow Ma-
from battlefields. rines.
Chandler, David The Campaigns of Napo- Clausewitz, Carl Von On War Ed. and
leon (New York, NY. Macmillan. 1966) trans. by Michael Howard and Peter Paret
(Princeton, NJ. Princeton University Press.
Col; Operations, Campaigns, and Battles. 1984)
CWO5/Maj; History.
Friedman, Thomas From Beirut to Jerusa-
Instead of describing Erwin Rommel as a lem (New York, NY. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
brilliant general, it would be better to use 1989)
the more inclusive phrase brilliant soldier.
Rommel was enormously successful as a jun- Col; Small Wars.
ior German infantry officer in World War I,
and earned his countrys highest decoration This award-winning volume brilliantly chroni-
for courage in combat, the Pour le Merite. In cles the Arab-Israeli conflicts of recent years.
the interwar years, he digested his own tacti- The author split most of his time evenly for
cal combat experience into the enduringly- most of the 1980s between the two named
popular volume, Infantry Attacks. This book cities as a reporter for the New York
brought Rommel the attention and sponsor- Times. For this work, he received two Pulitzer
ship of the head of the new German National prizes. The book unravels the mystery of the
Socialist government, Adolph Hitler. region and explores its intractable problems.
The book also includes a poignant chapter on
After gaining highly-derserved laurels in the the Marine presence in Lebanon in the early
1940 campaign in France, Rommel was cho- 1980s. Overall, his analysis is exceptional, his
sen to command the Afrika Korps formed to insights revealing, his judgmentsand he
assist the Italian forces fighting the British in makes manybalanced. One reviewer called
North Africa. This was theater of war that it one of the best accounts yet of the Middle
brought Rommel to the attention of the world East psychodrama. Another said, If youre
and admiration of even his British opponents. going to read only one book on the Middle
But though he won a string of tactical victo- East, this is it. This selection will broaden
ries, eventually his courage and skill proved your horizons and deepen your understanding
insufficient in the face of growing British of a part of the world to which Marines may
strength, expertise, and superior logistical one day be called upon to return.
support.
Rommel was home recovering from wounds Fuller, J.F.C. Generalship, Its Diseases and
when he was implicated in the plot to kill Hit- Their Cure: A Study of the Personal Factor
ler in 1944. His suicide protected his wife and in Command (Leavenworth, KS. Command
son from also suffering from Hitlers revenge. and General Staff College. 1984)
General Sir John Hackett had a small but This book is a straightforward primer on
growing audience of Marines well before pub- American naval history. The reader will find
lication of Profession of Arms or his two interesting historic accounts of how our naval
popular books on an imagined third world service came to be what it is today.
war. That audience developed from among
those who were fortunate to discover copies
of his 1942 Cambridge lectures on the role of Halberstam, David The Best and the
the soldier in Western society. This book cap- Brightest (New York, NY. Ballantine Books.
tures those lectures in a revised, expanded, 1992)
and permanent form. It provides a rich and
graceful description of the evolution of mili- Gen; Policy.
tary ethics from ancient Sparta to late 20th
century America. A valued addition to the Taking a journalists perspective, David Hal-
original lectures is the final chapter on leader- berstam explores the U.S. decision-making
ship; many consider it a classic. Only in his process vis-a-vis growing U.S. involvement in
discussion of the post-World War II military the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
professional does Sir John Hackett miss the
mark. The selection of paintings and photo- Key players from the highest levels of govern-
graphs is first rate. Essential reading early in ment take the stage in what proves to be a
any Marines career; dont pass it up! play increasingly divorced from reality. Presi-
dents Kennedy and Johnson, Secretaries
McNamara and Rush, and Generals Taylor
Hagan, Kenneth American Gunboat Di- and Westmoreland are but a few whose ac-
plomacy and the Old Navy, 1877-1889 tions and beliefs are analyzed in this context.
(Westport, CT. Greenwood Press. 1973)
These best and brightest are presented as
SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Sea Power. part of a national deception involving a war
that has receded into history for most active
This book establishes the background of duty Marines today. Military leaders at the
American imperialism during the period time earned Halberstams criticism for their
1877-1889. Hagan describes events affecting role in manipulating the nations commitment
economics of the period, and those events to the war through misrepresented progress
continue to impact U.S. trade and military
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reports (e.g., the infamous body counts re- bled this book from hundreds of pieces of eye-
ported daily by the media). witness testimony. Based largely on interviews
with Marines, this book is a daily journal of
Halberstams depiction of policy-making as a the fighting. It is a dramatic and skillfully pre-
function of key personalitiesthe best and sented story that serves as an important his-
the brightest of an erais a valuable per- torical record.
spective for all concerned with implementing
national policy.
Hastings, Max, and Jenkins, Simon The
Battle for the Falklands (New York, NY.
Hammel, Eric Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of Norton. 1983)
the Korean War (Novato, CA. Presidio Press.
1990) GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Sea Power.
A thorough examination of the Marine Corps Among Kennedys arguments and conclusions
efforts to remain a viable military organization are two of special contemporary significance:
as the nation transitions from wartime to a First, Britains naval rise and fall has been so
period of peace, this book demonstrates that closely bound up with her economic rise and
Congress saved the Marine Corps because it fall that it is impossible to understand the for-
believed the nation needed Marines. A small, mer without a close examination of the latter.
hand-picked group of bright, talented, sophis-
ticated Marine officers shaped this congres- Secondly, even during the so-called
sional opinion, in part, by proving trustworthy Columbian era the influence of sea power
and nonpartisan. As the United States contin- had some very natural limitations which Brit-
ues to adapt to the post-Cold War peace, ish governments needed to take account of in
this model for relations with Congress remains peacetime and wartime. It was not by mari-
viable. This book is a must read for those time methods alone, but by a judicious blend-
who fight budget and structure battles in our ing of both sea power and land power, that
nations capital as well as for those who want Britain rose to become the leading world
to know how fragile our continued existence power. Thus, historically the Royal Navys
is. many ships-of-the-line played only one role
(admittedly a large one) in a multi-actor play
which also required British expeditionary ar-
Kennedy, Paul The Rise and Fall of Brit- mies of various sizes and large financial subsi-
ish Naval Mastery (Atlantic Highlands, NJ. dies to enemies of Britains enemies to pay for
Ashfield Press. 1986) and sustain the large national armies which
Britain lacked.
Col; Sea Power.
National resources, however, are no substitute
This is not a book about famous (Royal Navy) for effective vision and doctrine. Fixated on
admirals and battles, nor is it one of tactics, the German High Seas Fleet in World War I,
ship design, gunnery, navigation, or social life Britains naval leaders tempted fate first by
in the navy. It is a masterful examination of scoffing at the emerging U-boat threat and
the sinews of British sea power, with the then by combating it with an ineffective doc-
Royal Navy set within the broad framework of trine. Only belatedly, and reluctantly, did they
national, international, economic, political, accept the convoy system.
and strategical considerations, i.e., the geopo-
litical context, without which the terms sea Readers will find chapter 10 The Years of
power and naval mastery cannot properly Decay (1919-1939) especially interesting and
be understood. The term naval mastery relevant. Aptly named, this chapter explains
explicitly implies something stronger, more the (drastic) demise of the Royal Navy in the
exclusive and wider-ranging than does the aftermath of the war to end all wars. Bal-
narrower term sea power. Kennedy es- anced budgets were the order of the day.
chews taking A. T. Mahans exposition of the Before the war the Royal Navy had been allo-
workings of sea power as gospel and takes is-
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cated 25 per cent of the total government ex- Kissinger, Henry Diplomacy (New York,
penditure. By the time of the 1929 slump, it NY. Simon & Schuster. 1994)
would get only6 per cent.
Gen; Strategy.
How does Britains interwar experience com-
pare and apply to our own situation in the Henry Kissinger is an eminent feature of
1990s? Seeing no credible threats on the hori- our intellectual landscape. In a sense, he is be-
zon, Britain adopted a Ten-Year Rule in the yond controversy. Love him or loathe
1920s (there would be ten years warning of himand almost everybody does one or the
an emerging threat and therefore plenty of otherhe is inescapably there. Now in a pow-
time to prepare). Fearing the consequences of erful and erudite new book, Diplomacy, Kiss-
national debt, British politicians balanced the inger has created something almost as
budget, decimating their armed forces in the monumental as his own brooding presence. At
process. Is the United States about to take 835 pages plus notes and bibliographies, Di-
this same path? With the same consequences? plomacy conducts its readers on a Kissingers
eye tour of European and American diplo-
macy from the Peace of Westphalia to the
Kennedy, Paul The Rise and Fall of the New World Order.
Great Powers: Economic Change and Mili-
tary Conflict from 1500 to 2000 (New Not everyone will want the full tour. At his
York, NY. Random House. 1987) best, Kissinger is a brilliant diplomatic histo-
rian, but 350 years is a lot of territory and
Gen; Sinews. Kissinger is a busy man. His interpretations of
German history are always interesting and
Rise and Fall is a national bestseller for good sometimes gripping, but although his analysis
reason. It explains how various Great Pow- of American grand strategy during the Cold
ers have attained and then lost that status War is often both original and convincing,
over a five-century period. The interaction be- Kissinger grows generally less satisfactory as
tween economic and military concerns in war a guide the farther his focus shifts from
and peace are described in clear, unambiguous Vienna and Berlin.
terms. This book is a foundation of education
on the effect of economics on the choice to go But lets cut to the chase. This book isnt
to war and the effect of waging war on the ul- really about diplomacy in general. It is about
timate success or failure of the economy. It is diplomacy in particular: American diplomacy
particularly important that an officer in to- at the end of the Cold War. Kissinger believes
days military understand the broader that the United States needs a more sophisti-
relationship of military strategy to the cated intellectual framework for its foreign
economic element of national power. Rise and policy process, and this book is his most de-
Fall is a well-researched and easy-to-read ex- termined and comprehensive effort to date to
amination of one of the big pictures that provide it. Kissinger believes that American
military officers must be able to envision. This diplomats and public opinion need to absorb
book is definitely a keeper. It should be in European ideas about realism and balance of
every professionals library. power politics and Diplomacy is intended as a
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primer for the new breed of American real- Kohn is an excellent writer, and this is a very
politik politicians that Kissinger would like to enjoyable book. It has a highly-deserved repu-
encourage. tation among those who study military policy
in the United States.
This is one of best books available for examin- There are few examples more vivid of an
ing the period just after the Revolution when armys failure to come to grips with its enemy
the United States government discovered it because of its preconceived notion of how the
needed national military forces in addition to war should be fought than The Army and
the militia. The initial intent, based on a strong Vietnam. The author is a U.S. Army major,
suspicion of a professional military, was to too young to have fought in the war, but an
rely upon the States to provide militia units ardent student of it, able to look unemotion-
and naval forces to protect the new nation. ally at what went wrong. Of particular inter-
The disastrous campaigns in 1789-92 against est to Marine readers will be his treatment
the Indians on the frontier forced a painful, of the Marine Combined Action Platoon
heated reexamination of the new nations mili- (CAP) program. Infantry Marines in this pro-
tary policy. By the turn of the century, the na- gram operated from within Vietnamese vil-
tion had reluctantly created a small, standing lages and fought alongside popular forces,
army. giving tremendous confidence to the people
we were there to help. According to Krepin-
There are lessons in this book that make it evich, the U.S. command in Saigon was not
well worth reading by military professionals, enamored with the CAP program because it
especially those who lead and advise at the did not seem to be making a significant contri-
tactical and operational levels of war. The bution to the body count. Had the relevance
early campaigns provide the negative lessons of the Marine Corps CAPs and other psycho-
of what not to do. The subsequent ones under logical warfare programs been appreciated
the leadership of Mad Anthony Wayne pro- and had the U.S. forces not been so focused
vide excellent insights on how to organize and on a European-style war in their preparations,
use the forces available to achieve victory. the author believes results might have been
different. This book is extremely well re-
Serving professionals may find some of the searched and an invaluable study for anyone
early arguments relevant to understanding the willing to be introspective about how we
current post-Cold War era. Of particular value fought the war.
are Kohns accounts of the debates over the
size of the Services and whether the Federal
military could or should be used in riots or Krulak, Victor First to Fight: An Inside
other domestic crises. View of the U.S. Marine Corps (Annapolis,
MD. Naval Institute Press. 1984)
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GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Heritage. Krulak examines the foundations on which
our Corps has been built. The work is not a
The authors life and career give him and his history, but a philosophical teaching that helps
reader a rare perspective on the Marine to fill in the answers that no Marine history
Corps. Krulaks active duty spans the bulk of provides: what really makes the Marine Corps
our post-World War I history, and his active different. Anyone whose experience fails to
retired life has kept him writing and com- span all that Krulaks does would be arrogant
menting throughout and into the present. to assert his views on the Marine Corps, past,
Therefore, Krulaks perspective encompasses present, or future, without reading this book.
the entire amphibious era and the transition This is such a fundamental book for Ma-
that followed through Vietnam and into the rines that, although it is assigned to higher
modern expeditionary era. grades, all Marines ought to consider reading
First to Fight.
During his active duty years, Krulak devel-
oped qualifications that support this important
perspective. As a lieutenant, he was intrigued Laqueur, Walter, and Alexander, Yonah
watching Japanese amphibious landings The Terrorism Reader: A Historical
against the Chinese, and as a captain, he saw Anthology (New York, NY. NAL Penguin.
to it that the U.S. Navy adopted a landing 1987)
craft with a retractable bow ramp. As a major
in the 1930s, he helped to form the Marines SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Small Wars.
amphibious doctrine, commanded a battalion
in World War II, was General Shepherds op- Terrorism Reader is the best work for getting
erations officer in Korea, and went on to be a a good insight into the minds of some of the
leading thinker on counterinsurgency as we worlds more notable terroristsan important
moved into the Vietnam era, where he com- exercise for anyone who intends to make his
manded FMFPAC. living fighting them. This excellent anthology
includes primary source writings by terrorists
It would be interesting to name all the books and authorities on terrorism. The books pri-
in which Victor Krulak plays prominently. mary editor, Walter Laqueur, has devoted a
Most significant would be the eras they span. lifetime to studying conflict, especially guer-
They would include Cliffords Progress and rilla warfare and terrorism. He used much of
Purpose, Isely and Crowls U.S. Marines the material that appears in Terrorism Reader
and Amphibious War, Heinls Victory at as source material for his book, Terrorism,
High Tide, Aspreys War in the Shadows, which is more expensive and harder to read.
Krepinevichs The Army and Vietnam, and Terrorism Reader begins with some classic
Sheehans Bright Shining Lie. Sheehan, inci- essays (all of them short): Aristotles The
dentally, names him the man in the hierarchy Origin of Tyranny and Ciceros No Fellow-
of the U.S. armed forces in 1963 who had the ship with Tyrants. We then see through the
imagination to grasp the importance of the eyes of some devoted Russian terrorists of the
moment and who, during his twenty-eight and 19th century how terrorism successfully dis-
a half years of service, had displayed a capac- credited the old Russian empire. Mikhail
ity for innovative military thinking that could Bakunins Revolution, Terrorism, Banditry
be described without exaggeration as genius. and Sergey Nechaevs Catechism of the
Revolutionistare especially enlightening.
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The ideas and theories of 20th century terror- a Purple Heart and Navy Commendation
ists are well represented. There is Emil Julius Medal for valor.
Gumbels Organized Murder and several es-
says on the IRA. There is the Platform of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Leckie, William The Buffalo Soldiers: A
Menachem Begin tells the story of the tactics Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West
used against the British in the 1940s in The (Norman, OK. University of Oklahoma Press.
Revolt. Bhagwat Charen provides lucid in- 1967)
sight into the expectations of modern revolu-
tionaries in his Philosophy of the Bomb. An Cpl/Sgt; Operations, Campaigns, and Battles.
essay by Josef Horchem gives a German per-
spective on European terrorism, including This book is subtitled A Narrative of the
treatment of current revolutionary Negro Cavalry in the West, and it deals with
organizations in Germany, Italy, and Spain, the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments of the
while Michael S. Radu writes on Terror, Ter- U.S. Army following the Civil War. The
rorism, and Insurgency in Latin America . books title comes from what the Indian ad-
Terrorism remains a mystery to too many mili- versaries called the cavalry. The Indians lik-
tary men today. A first step in knowing ones ened them to sacred buffaloes. The author has
enemy in this area is understanding that there successfully reconstructed the lives of these
is a philosophy and a logic to what seems on soldiers by drawing upon military reports
the surface a flagrant, cruel, and arbitrary use found in the National Archives.
of violence. When we discover how terrorism
succeeded as a major factor in bringing down This book is scrupulously researched and
the Russian empire and how it was then ex- scholarly written and has style and wit. The
ported to the Middle East, where the British narrative finds the appropriate anecdote, and
were forced to leave, we begin to realize its it is also good history. Leckie very ably de-
power. On studying the essays in this book, scribes the complicated racial situations that
we can learn much about what may lie developed in Oklahoma and other parts of the
aheadperhaps for the next hundred years. frontier at the turn of the last century and pro-
vides a helpful critique of specific cavalry op-
erations.
Leckie, Robert Strong Men Armed:
The United States Marines Against
Japan Lejeune, John Reminiscences of a Marine
(New York, NY. Random House Inc.1962) (Quantico, VA. Marine Corps Association.
1979)
Cpl/Sgt; Heritage .
CWO5/Maj; Heritage.
The author served as a scout and a machine-
gunner with the 1st Marine Division during The unadorned and humble memoir of the
World War II. With the exception of Oki- Marine Corps 13th Commandant and one of
nawa, he was in all that outfits campaigns. its greatest legends, this superb book is also a
While serving at Peleliu, he was severely treatise on leadership. Reminiscences is simply
wounded in a blast and subsequently awarded one of the most inspiring and insightful books
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available, a must read for anyone who pro- cal exercises which accompany them, are
fesses to be a leader of Marines. equally valuable, as is the annotated reading
list.
For the Common Defense is the best overview Millett, Allan Semper Fidelis: The History
of American military history currently in print. of the United States Marine Corps (New
It does a first-class job of relating what went York, NY. Maxwell MacMillan International.
on inside the U.S. military institution (the 1991)
preparation for war) to what took place on the
battlefield. For that reason alone, it has been GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Heritage.
chosen as one of the central books assigned to
students at the School of Advanced Warfight-
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The history of the Marine Corps sometimes unit annihilated at the Little Big Horn found
seems to get compressed into a few dozen themselves reflecting on what the authors call
names of places, people, and battles. As Custers Luck during the 4-day campaign.
Millett shows so well in this book, our history At its conclusion, U.S. casualties exceeded
is much more than that. Semper Fidelis re- 450; the North Vietnamese lost nearly 3,000.
mains the best one-volume account of our
Corps history. Other books, focusing on a The Battle was significant for a number of
single event, may have greater depth, but only reasons. Not only was it the first major battle
Millett covers the whole grand story so well. of the war, it was also the first real test of the
Milletts discussion of the Corps struggle for air mobile concept using helicopters on the
institutional survival in the budget cutting that battlefield. Additionally, both sides drew les-
followed World War II makes for timely sons from the battle which would set the tone
reading today. As the problems, struggles, for the remainder of the conflict.
people, and battles march through the book,
the real strength of the Corps becomes clear: We Were Soldiers Once . . . is a graphic story
high-quality, rugged riflemen, led by imagina- of heroism and personal sacrifice. The authors
tive, flexible, and stubborn leaders of Ma- themselves were important players in the en-
rines. Read the book. More than that, keep it gagement. Harold Moore, LtGen, USA (Ret),
nearby; when you have a tough day, flip it was commander of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry
open at random, and you will surely gain some Regiment. Joseph Galloway, now a senior
perspective. writer for U.S. News and World Report, was
then a reporter for United Press International.
The New York Times Book Review finds it
Moore, Harold, and Galloway, Joseph thoroughly researched, written with equal ra-
We Were Soldiers Once . . . And Young: Ia tions of pride and anguish, and it goes as far
Drang, the Battle that Changed the War in as any book yet written toward answering the
Vietnam (New York, NY. Harperperennial. hoary question of what combat is really like
1993) . . . as a reading experience, its a car crash of
a book; you are horrified by what youre see-
SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Leadership. ing, but you cant take your eyes off it.
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Leadership.
Moorehead, Alan Gallipoli (Annapolis,
MD. Nautical Aviation Publishing Co. of Lord Morans purpose is to find how cour-
America. 1982) age is born and how it is sustained in a
modern army of free people. Most of his ob-
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Theory. servations are drawn from his experiences as a
medical officer with a British battalion in
The battle of Gallipoli is central to the devel- World War I. He refined his thoughts, though
opment of the U.S. Marine Corps as it pre- at a distance, while lecturing to pilots during
pared itself for and fought World War II. This World War II and serving as Winston Chur-
famous failed amphibious landing loomed af- chills doctor. Moran believes men enter com-
ter World War I as the insurmountable obsta- bat with a certain store of courage which is
cle of future warfare. As such, it was the steadily drawn upon in a manner analogous to
Mount Everest that the next generation of a bank account. Some come with more in
Marines would insist on climbing, as America
inherited Britains responsibilities as protector
of the free world.
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their account than others, but all will exhaust taking place during the period. However, the
their reserves if the experience of battle ex- phenomenon persisted. The term occu-
tends long enough. Moran classifies mens pationalism was introduced by Charles
courage four ways: Men who did not feel Moskos in 1977 to describe the calculative
fear; men who felt fear but did not show it; influences that can force shifts in military pro-
men who felt fear and showed it but did their fessionalism. This shift is reflected in changing
job; men who felt fear, showed it and shirked professional attitudes from lead- ership to
. . . . Considered a classic by many, the work management, from generalist to
is somewhat flawed by its strictly British specialist technician, and from a calling to
viewpoint and by an often not-so-subtle ethnic serve to just another job. Since the incep-
prejudice. However, despite these shortcom- tion of the thesis, analysts have been able to
ings, it is a must-read book before leading measure aspects of the Moskos institution-
Marines into combat. al/occupational (I/O) professional shift with
some success. In this important book, not only
is the I/O thesis conceptualized thoroughly for
Moskin, J. Robert The U.S. Marine Corps the reader, it is also statistically applied to
Story. (Boston, MA. Little, Brown & Co. specific areas within the U.S. military. Addi-
1992) tionally, studies of the I/O shifts of eight other
countries are presented in separate chapters.
SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Heritage. The results are revealing, insightful, and en-
lightening.
Comprehensive, current, and easy-to-read,
this history of the Marine Corps was written The Military: More Than Just a Job? is a
as a factual account of the Marine Corps in- scholarly, well-balanced, and readable book
volvement in contingency operations and war. whose focus of effort concerns comparative
It includes unit designations, missions, and research on changing professional military
individual names and contributions. It was not norms. Its final chapter offers holistic recom-
meant to be a critical analysis with lessons mendations for influencing the occupational
learned. phenomenon. It is a valuable and timely
source to professionals who seek to answer
again the question of why we serve.
Moskos, Charles The Military: More
Than Just a Job? (Washington, DC. Per-
gamon Brasseys International Defense Pub- Murray, Williamson Airwar in the Per-
lishers. 1988) sian Gulf (Baltimore, MD. Nautical and
Aviation Publishing Co. 1994)
SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Civil-Military
Relations. Gen; Doctrine.
After the Vietnam War, analysts commented This study is based on a reworking of the op-
on a deterioration of military standards, unit erations volume of the Gulf War Air Power
cohesion, and professionalism during the later Survey sponsored by the Secretary of the Air
stages of the conflict. Some of these trends Force in 1991 and 1992. It is based on an ex-
were rationalized on the basis of peculiarities haustive examination of the planning and op-
of Vietnam and the dramatic social changes erational records of Air Force units and
Book on Books 3-43
headquarters responsible for the conduct of In a period when our combat experience is
the air campaign against Iraq. Murray under- limited, we must look for the historical com-
lines how a small group within the air staff bat insight in order to gain a window on the
and in the planning staff grappled, not always present and future. Luftwaffe is a book with
successfully, with the problem of achieving this type of combat insight and one which pre-
operational-level effects against Iraq through sents many disturbing parallels between the
the use of air power. The study also contrasts past and the present.
the air campaign against Iraq with other possi-
ble alternatives proposed in the summer of
1990 and with the air campaign waged in Murray, Williamson The Making of Strat-
the Kuwait theater of operations. Finally, it egy: Rulers, States, and War (New York,
suggests that friction, uncertainty, and ambi- NY. Cambridge University Press. 1994)
guity remained an integral part of the air war
from its beginning through the end of the con- MGySgt/SgtMaj/LtCol; Strategy.
flict.
In 1943, Edward Mead Earle of Princeton
University edited a distinguished collection of
Murray, Williamson Luftwaffe (Baltimore, essays entitled Makers of Modern Strategy,
MD. Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co. with a view to enabling Anglo-Saxon readers
1985) to comprehend the causes of war and the fun-
damental principles which govern [its] con-
Col; Air Power. duct. Forty-three years later, Peter Paret
edited a much revised and expanded version
On the surface, Luftwaffe seems simply a to cover the nuclear era. The editors of The
comprehensive analysis of the Luftwaffe in the Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War,
Second World War with major themes empha- working through a seminar at the US Naval
sizing the air war as a war of attrition and in- War College, had the excellent idea of com-
terpreting the Luftwaffes failure as symbolic plementing the Earle-Paret project by examin-
of the failure of the Third Reich. However, in ing the full context in which a selection of
following the causes of the defeat of the Luft- national strategies has evolved at particular
waffe, the reader realizes that this work ex- times and, most important, the process by
plains more than the downfall of an air force. which they are formed.
The book is sprinkled with insights on the
flawed thinking of the German air command- The seventeen case studies included cover
ers. It presents clearly the failure of the Ger- some 2,400 years, from Athenian strategy in
man staff to recognize its poor strategic the Peloponnesian War to American strategy
doctrine in relation to tactical reality. It also in the nuclear age, and a bewildering range of
presents quite vividly the relationships among societies, including ancient Rome, medieval
strategy, tactics, and technology and shows China, and contemporary Israel. Strategy is
how difficult it is to recognize these relation- broadly defined as the rational and reciprocal
ships. adjustment of ends and means by rulers and
states in conflict with their adversaries,
Marines should read Luftwaffe to better un- though one of the most striking recurrent
derstand their own present doctrine. Murray themes in the case studies is a large element of
has called the Luftwaffe a child of its time. irrationality.
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Myrer, Anton Once an Eagle (New York, Storytellers, respected tribal elders, teachers,
NY. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 1968) all pass on, in their stories, the human side of
the lessons learned about the leadership of sol-
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Leadership. diers. This is exactly what MajGen Aubrey S.
(Red) Newman has done in his latest book,
This is a study, spanning several wars, of two Follow Me II, a collection of columns that
diametrically opposed leadership styles: one first appeared in The Forward Edge in Army
the consummate staff officer and the other the magazine.
field leader. Both officers rise to senior flag
rank on the strength of their respective capa- In this book, you will listen to an exceptional
bilities. The staff officer, typically cold, dis- leader and respected tribal elder teaching les-
passionate, and calculating, accomplishes the sons and principles, many of which youve
mission with little regard for ethics or his men. never run into before.
His opposite leads his men as Marine leaders
do: enduring all they endure and protecting When you get through with the book, there
them whenever possible. will be underlinings, highlightings, notes in the
margins, and, yes, even dog-earsDog-ears
about the lonely role of the point man, how to
Newman, Aubrey Follow Me: The Hu- lead a staff, the birth of the opposing forces
man Element in Leadership (Novato, CA. concept, the complexity of the task of simply
Presidio Press. 1990) obeying orders, the importance of sleep,
where you, the leader, should be in battle, the
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Leadership. capacity to endure, and on and on across our
leadership culture.
MajGen Aubrey Newmans guide to military
leadership has little to do with the great ab-
stract principles so overworked by traditional Newman, Aubrey What Are Generals Made
writers and has everything to do with leader- Of? (Novato, CA. Presidio Press. 1987)
ship and the stuff of life. His book is anecdo-
tal, including lessons drawn from events in his Gen; Theory.
own career before and during the Second
World War. This is a man who clearly loves Retired Army MajGen Aubrey Newman pro-
soldiers and soldiering. His book is an admira- vides an entertaining and enlightening collec-
ble companion to the more formal texts on the tion of informal vignettes that illuminate the
subject with which young and mid-career offi- qualities found in successful general officers.
cers are often burdened. We learn our most His main interest, as in his other books, is in
important lessons from these sorts of tales. values and the human side of military leader-
ship. His advice is eminently practical rather
than esoteric theory. He writes from experi-
Newman, Aubrey Follow Me II: More on ence supplemented with broad research. By
the Human Element in Leadership (No- drawing upon both experience and research,
vato, CA. Presidio Press. 1992) he provides a primer for succeeding by learn-
ing from others mistakes.
MGySgt/SgtMaj/LtCol; Leadership.
Book on Books 3-45
Nolan, Keith Operation Buffalo: USMC Nye, Roger The Challenge of Command:
Fight for the DMZ (New York, NY. Dell Reading for Military Excellence (Wayne, NJ.
Publishing. 1992) Avery Publishing Group. 1986)
The book is divided into six easy-to-read Powell, Colin My American Journey (New
chapters, each depicting a period of time (pre- York, NY. Random House. 1995)
World War II through post-Vietnam). Peppers
concludes each chapter with a lessons Gen; Leadership.
learned segment which presents both the suc-
cesses and failures of the logistical endeavors. This is the memoir by the officer who may be
He points out that the tools of war have be- the most unabashedly American soldier
come so complex that dependence on logistics since Dwight Eisenhower. Immensely popular
has become ever more critical. and politically astute, Colin Powell is also per-
haps the most influential American soldier in
This book easily holds ones attention as it recent decades. His book provides a step-by-
does not get bogged down with data but step look at the personal growth and profes-
rather illustrates the important lessons to be sional development that have made him a
learned from history. Peppers shows that mili- trusted advisor and leader at the highest levels
tary personnel of all MOSs can profit from an of the Federal government. The book is not
understanding of the complex relationships fluff; for example, the account of his combat
between combat actions and logistics efforts. service in Vietnam is both riveting and in-
structive for serving military professionals.
Potter, E.B. Nimitz (Annapolis, MD. Naval Running throughout the book is the concept
Institute Press. 1976) of professionalism as a means of serving the
Col; Biography.
This is the story of Fleet Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz, from his early naval career through his
rise to chief of naval operations, focusing on
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larger American society. He believes that, as Malaya; and despite the unknown location of
an American citizen, he has a debt to his coun- Japans six largest and most far-ranging air-
try that can never be fully repaid nor ignored. craft carriers.
Because Powell articulates values that are at
the very heart of the American character, this Operation HAWAII was a brilliant tactical and
is a valuable book for everyone in and out of operational feat of arms, but we should never
uniform. forget that it was also a monumental political
and strategic blunder which transformed a di-
vided and hesitant America into an enraged
Prange, Gordon W. At Dawn We Slept: The nation, bent on revenge, and united as never
Untold Story of Pearl Harbor (New York, before or since on a morale crusade against
NY. Penguin Books. 1982) the evils of Hitler and Japanese militarism.
The Korean War, a misunderstood and often- Robertson recounts a superbly written story of
forgotten conflict, is remembered by a distin- bravery and heroism in battle wasted by poor
guished field commander in this superb work military judgment and planning. During the
that was published while our country was brief 8-hour battle at Dieppe, numerous acts
fighting another misunderstood Asian war in of heroism and inspired small-unit leadership
Vietnam. Although General Ridgways sound by Canadians and British of all ranks and serv-
advice and detailed commentary center on ices did not (and could not) compensate for an
Korea, civil-military relations, and the nature unrealistic and inflexible battle plan. The Ger-
of limited war, the lessons for contemporary mans could scarcely believe how easy it all
professionals are timeless. In a lesson on lead- was orin their after-action critiquehow
ership, Ridgway demonstrates how one man many mistakes the raiders had made.
can restore the morale and fighting spirit of an
army. He cared for his soldiers and exhorted The disaster which befell the 2d Canadian Di-
his commanders to take bold and aggressive vision during its amphibious raid on the
offensive action. Repeatedly, he used the an- German-held French port of Dieppe on 19
cient army slogan . . .Find them!! Fix them!! August 1942, is often largely (and wrongly)
Fight them!! Finish them!! attributed to a British conspiracy acting to de-
flect Russian and American pressure for an
On the nature of limited war, Ridgway dis- early, and primarily British, cross-Channel in-
cusses the brief period that took the United vasion. But the Canadians themselves bore a
States from the total war of World War II to great responsibility for their own terrible fate.
the limited war of Korea. Why was this nation True, high-level British decisions denied them
so unprepared? What were the defects in our heavy bombers and battleship (or cruiser) na-
military policy? Why did we fail to match mili- val gunfire. But arrogance, ama-teurism,
tary objectives to political goals? Why did we and (an unwarranted) disrespect for the enemy
continue to seek total victory and uncondi- continued to characterize the approach of too
tional surrender? many senior officers in the 2d Canadian Divi-
sion.
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A major part of Robertsons story is about Ross, Bill Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor
Major General John Ham Roberts. As (New York, NY. Vanguard Press. 1985)
division commander, Roberts had the right to
refuse the operation if he believed it was not SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Heritage.
feasible. Denied heavy fire support, he never-
theless agreed to substitute surprise for Iwo Jima is undoubtedly the Marine Corps
firepower. During his only chance to speak most famous battle, and it is arguably the na-
in the presence of Churchill himself, Roberts tions single most notable military achieve-
asserted that, even without heavy bombers ment. Legacy of Valor documents and
and battleships, the plan had a reasonable provides insight into every aspect of the plan-
chance for success provided that the Navy ning and execution of the island assault. From
could land his battalions (on a strange, distant the inter-Service rivalries that complicated
shore and in near total darkness) precisely at planning and execution and undoubtedly in-
the right places and at the right times. After creased the number of killed and wounded to
the war, Roberts indicated that he had rejected the superhuman endurance and bravery of the
the option of refusing the mission. Knowing Marines and sailors common throughout the
the determination of the Canadian chain of 86-day campaign, Ross vividly relates the how
command (all the way back to Ottawa) to and why of Iwo Jima.
proceed with the mission, had he refused,
Roberts anticipated his immediate replacement The work provides a great service to the stu-
and the attendant lowering of division morale dent of military history and operations. It
and confidencemaking a bad situation only clearly describes the strategic and operational
worse. Dieppe graphically illustrates an age- considerations that ultimately led to the deci-
less leadership dilemma. sion to assault an island known to be one of
the most heavily fortified bastions on earth.
The more timeless message, however, is the
Rommel, Erwin Attacks (Vienna, VA. lesson of what superbly trained and led
Athena Press. 1979) American fighting men are capable of achiev-
ing.
SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Tactics.
Legacy of Valor is very much the story of two
Recounting his First World War experiences, wild animals in a cage, with quarter neither
Rommel does for tactics in Attacks what Man- asked for nor given. Ross writes: Iwo Jima
stein did for operations and campaigns in Lost was a landmark of mass courage and individ-
Victories: he takes the reader inside the ual valor. It was a battle the likes of which
thought processes of a small-unit leader under mankind most probably will not witness
fire and describes the considerations that again. It is important for Marines today to
shaped his decisions. The tactics described are appreciate this holocaust, as it is part of the
maneuver tactics and make the book practical legacy that we have inherited from the 75,000
and relevant for us today. The valuable of our brothers who stormed the beaches,
chapter-ending Observations synthesize the from the 25,852 who were casualties, and the
experiences into practical lessons. It is amply 6,821 who died there. It is important for
illustrated by diagrams. Marines to read this book.
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Royster, Charles Memoirs of General W. thing but dull. (It has been said that Sherman
T. Sherman. (New York, NY. Literary Clas- very likely could have written a telephone
sics of the United States, Inc. 1990) book, and made it a best seller.) So much
the better, and much less the excuse for pass-
Gen; Memoir. ing them by.
Shaara, Michael The Killer Angels (New Whether or not we in the military agree with
York, NY. Random House. 1993) the views of the author or John Vann is not
material to the value of the book. What the
SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt ; Operations, book does, clearly and accurately, is to allow
Campaigns, and Battles.
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us to see ourselves as others see usat least This detailed and thorough account of all the
some others. Given that the image of the U.S. Marine aviation units which fought in the Pa-
military in the eyes of the American public cific War is by a man who reported the events
was indeed a factor in the outcome of the war, as they happened. As background, Sherrod
introspection on our part is essential. Because summarizes the pre-World War II history in
so many Americans have read A Bright Shin- the first two chapters. The rest of this lengthy
ing Lie, the military professional would do book (nearly 500 pages) chronicles the battle-
well to recognize that many of our citizens by-battle and island-by-island exploits of the
may see us through lenses provided by the flying leathernecks from Pearl Harbor to the
author. This realization raises such questions final Pacific campaign. Sherrod effectively
as: Is this image acceptable? If not, can we paints the big picture while at the same time
change it, and how do we change it? Are any capturing small-unit and individual exploits.
of Sheehans criticisms applicable to us today? Like Isely and Crowls U.S. Marines and Am-
If so, how can we change? phibious War, this is not a book most readers
will want to read cover to cover, but it is an
The book includes an opportunity to study extremely useful reference tool for readers
tactical events on the battlefield, the conduct who wish to learn about the air actions of a
of generalship in Saigon, and the bureaucra- particular phase of the war. Because Sherrod
cies both in Saigon and Washington. It is es- carefully ties in Marine air actions to the land
pecially important for officers moving towards and naval campaigns they supported, this is a
senior grade to learn to make connections be- valuable overall history of the Pacific War.
tween what goes on in the Pentagon and high-
level staffs and what happens on the battle-
field. War preparations and plans as they are Sherrod, Robert Tarawa: The Story of a
made in Washington will inevitably have an Battle (Fredericksburg, TX. Admiral Nimitz
effect on the 18-year-old Marine we commit Foundation. 1973)
to battle. Though the high-level staffs cannot
control with certainty whether the young Ma- SSgt/WO/CWO2/CWO3/2Lt/1Lt; Heritage.
rine lives or dies, they have a great deal to say
about the cause for which he lives or dies. Not Few books capture as well as this one the ex-
only do the planners influence whether or not perience of high intensity combat.Tarawa was
the objective will be achieved; they can decide initially published only 4 months after the bat-
whether it is a cause worth fighting for. They tle was fought. In a preface to the 1973 edi-
can determine whether our Marines sacrifices tion, the author relates how he was confronted
serve the nation or not. Many of these plan- with the question: Should I rewrite in light of
ners will be senior Marines. A Bright Shining history, improve its accuracy, or should the
Lie takes the reader into this issue. It must be text be allowed to stand as it was written?
read. He decided to let it stand. If the reader wants
fact or fiction, he reasoned, he will have to
go elsewhere. What he gets in this book is at-
Sherrod, Robert History of Marine Corps mosphere.
Aviation in World War II (Baltimore, MD.
Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co. 1987) What we have is the sharing of an almost in-
credible experience by a division of Marines,
CWO5/Maj; Air Power. which to most of themas it would be to
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most of uswas indescribable. Sherrod, ac- lowing Marine success in the Spanish-
claimed journalist, historian and author, is the American War, made the advance base force a
rare individual who could and did describe it. reality not long after the start of the new cen-
He lived with the Marines aboard ship, be- tury.
came friends with them, and waded ashore
with the assault waves, sharing their risks,
bravery, and fear. Thus, he sensed and knew Shy, John A People Numerous and
their camaraderie and spirit. Sherrod went to Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle
Tarawa intent on discovering that intangible for American Independence (Ann Arbor,
quality that makes Marines. He found it. It re- MI. University of Michigan Press. 1990)
mains intangible, and fundamentally indescrib-
able, unless you read the book. The only way CWO5/Maj; Small Wars.
to convey it to someone else is to share the
book with him. With the passage of time, detailed knowledge
of the American Revolution amongst the gen-
eral public has declined. While this war led to
Shulimson, Jack The Marine Corps the independence of the 13 colonies, it also
Search for a Mission, 1880-1898 raised many issues pertaining to American
(Lawrence, KS. University Press of Kansas. military tradition which have remained con-
1993) stant throughout our history. The basic title of
this book addresses one such issuethe fact,
Col; Heritage. role, and implications of an armed citizenry.
Thoroughly researched and well-written, this This book contains 10 essays by one of the
book by one of the Marine Corps most pro- nations leading authorities on the American
lific historians provides a clear picture of how Revolution, covering such diverse subjects as
the Marines embarked upon the course that the grass roots perspective of both rebels and
led to its present prominence. In these eight- loyalists, the role of the militia, and the mili-
een years the Marine Corps, once little more tary conflict viewed as a revolutionary war.
than a guard force for the Navy, broke free of This volume, however, is much more than just
the constraints posed by obsolete equipment a military historyof the conflict.
and leadership by superannuated Civil War
veterans. A central theme woven into the essays is the
linkage between war and society. Professor
The introduction of a modern steel-hulled, Shy stresses the interaction of war and soci-
steam-powered fleet created the need for a ety, the interrelationship between military op-
force that could seize and defend advance na- erations, policy, and politics, and the nature of
val bases and coaling stations in wartime. Ag- the war as a revolution (in its reliance on
ing Civil War veterans, some still company popular support and voluntary service).
grade officers, left the ranks to be replaced by Skillfully written, the book addresses the com-
graduates of the Naval Academy. These found plexity of the American War of Independence,
common cause with forward-thinking Navy notes its diverse heritage throughout Ameri-
officers and gradually formulated a new mis- can history, and stresses that even in a simpler
sion for the Marine Corps. The dream of the age, issues, decisions, and action were not
new mission, backed by national adulation fol- simple or easily resolved.
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Sledge, Eugene With The Old Breed at
Peleliu and Okinawa (Novato, CA. Presidio
Simmons, Edwin United States Marines: Press. 1981)
1775-1975 (New York, NY. Viking Press.
1976) GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Heritage.
The late Richard Simpkin is not only the most CWO5/Maj; Operations, Campaigns, and Bat-
significant conventional theorist of the 1980s; tles.
he is also the most thorough. He has the un-
usual gift of integrating the separate disci- This is the story of victory in Burma as seen
plines of mechanical design, military history, through the eyes of the man most responsible
psychology, geography, Soviet studies, and for it. In frank, unadorned, and often witty
tactics into a coherent vision of future war- language, a great captain recounts the bitter
fare. Because of this richness, Race to the fighting and the considerations that led him to
Swift must be read three or four times to be his operational decisions. Although it reflects
fully appreciated. With his emphasis on expe- a different kind of warfare, Defeat Into Vic-
ditionary warfare, Simpkins works are of spe- tory compares interestingly to Mansteins Lost
cial value to Marines. (Note: while Race to Victorieseven the titles are similarand is
the Swift can stand on its own merit, it is best every bit as valuable and essential for the
read as the last of a series of Simpkins book- same reasons. Slims final, decisive campaign
sTank Warfare, Mechanized Infantry, is an example of creative brilliance. Slims
Anti-Tank, and Deep Battle.) conclusions (in 1956) about the future of war-
fare have rung true and should be of particular
interest to Marines today.
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Smith, Stuart Douglas Southhall Freeman the chapters are succinct and flow evenly from
on Leadership (Shippensburg, PA. White start to finish.
Mane Publishing Co. 1993)
Smythe does an admirable job of presenting
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Leadership. Pershing both as a soldier and as a person,
highlighting his strength as a leader. Of par-
This book is a collection of fourteen of the ticular interest are the problems, difficulties,
many speeches Douglas Southhall Freeman successes, and failures of his effort to form
delivered on leadership. It provides an excel- and field the American Expeditionary Force.
lent addition to the massive Freeman corpus The conflicts of will, personality, military ne-
and a welcome addition to available works on cessity, and political maneuvering are all ad-
military leadership. Most of these speeches dressed and provide the reader an excellent
were delivered at various institutes of higher appreciation of the magnitude of Pershings
professional military education, notably the role in Europe. This book is excellent as an
Army War College, the Naval War College, overview, but because of its relatively short
and the Armed Forces Staff College, during length for such a long span of years, it at times
the time Freeman was writing his greatest bi- leaves the reader looking for more detail or
ographies. They address the attributes of lead- wanting to spend more time in a particular
ership and character using Lee, Lincoln, and area. As such, it will provide motivation and
Washington as exemplars. Each speech is direction for more detailed study of both
unique, for Freeman felt obligated to change Pershing, the people with whom he dealt, and
his presentations each year. Aside from the the war itself.
historical lessons taught and the ethical princi-
ples defended, these speeches tell us a great
deal about the extraordinary man who was the Spector, Ronald H Eagle Against the Sun:
speaker. The American War with Japan (New York,
NY. Free Press. 1985)
Smythe, Donald Pershing: General of the CWO5/Maj; Operations, Campaigns, and Bat-
Armies (Bloomington, IN. Indiana Univer- tles.
sity Press. 1986)
Ronald Spector has written an unparalleled
Col; Biography. study of the U.S.-Japanese conflict in the Pa-
cific during World War II. It is presented pri-
This biography of General John J. Pershing marily from the American point of view, but
covers the last 31 years of his life, starting in includes important information from recently
1917 and ending in 1948. The first chapter declassified cryptographic records, oral his-
contains some background information so that tory, memoirs, and private collections. With
the reader who has not read any other book this wealth of new knowledge, Spector ques-
on Pershing is not lost. The book focuses on tions the leadership of the Pacific War (most
Pershings World War I experience, covering notably, General Douglas MacArthur), and
his activity in Europe, month by month from casts doubt on the strategic wisdom for a two-
his arrival in June 1917 until the wars end in pronged advance across the Pacific.
November 1918. The book is easy to read as
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Marines will be especially interested in his Clausewitzs On War is held as the definitive
analysis of the Tarawa Campaign: i.e., that work on strategy and policy, and the U.S.
Nimitz hastened the assault to pressure governments failure to declare war is the fo-
Britain into devoting more resources to the cus of Summerscriticism of U.S. policy.
Pacific. Eagle Against the Sun places strong
emphasis on the strategy and operational as- Nearly all of Summers arguments parallel
pects of the war. It is also highlighted with those of General David Palmer in his historical
unique insights into the personalities of the interpretation of the war, Summons of the
war (both Japanese and American). This is an Trumpet. Though Summers and Palmers ar-
important and valuable book about American guments are questionable, Marines must be fa-
operations in the Pacific in World War II. miliar with them. They serve as a useful
starting point in the study of what went
wrong. Military professional literacy requires
Summers, Harry On Strategy: A Critical reading this book.
Analysis of the Vietnam War (New York,
NY. Dell. 1984)
Sun Tzu The Art of War (New York, NY.
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Strategy. Delacorte Press. 1983)
Thomason has been much written about, in- Thucydides The Peloponnesian War
cluding in full-length book form, but to fully (Chicago, IL. University of Chicago Press.
understand him, one must read his work. Fix 1989)
Bayonets! stands as the best single-volume
work for getting to know Thomason. It begins Col; Strategy.
with an illuminating introduction by Robert
Leckie, describing Thomasons life and career This historical and literary classic has insights
as soldier, illustrator, and writer. Everything on war and politics as useful today as they
else in the book is written and drawn by Tho- were over 2,300 years ago. Writing at a
mason. time of intellectual revolution in Athens,
Thucydides provides a vivid account of the
This compilation of stories, written between deadly struggle between Athens and Sparta.
1925 and 1940, captures the essence of His is the first history to place such a contest
Marines in war and peace, at Belleau Wood, in a secular context; human will, not my-
on the Rhine, in Peking, on the Gobi Desert, thology, becomes fundamental to the explana-
and in the republics of Central America. tion of important events. Moreover, the
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connection between military and political ac- Command and the role of technology in the
tivity is recognized. Though scholars still de- British forces during the second half of the
bate the accuracy of his account, Thucydides war. Illustrating his points required Travers
set a new standard of professionalism for the to analyze British and German tactics, and the
period. Length and complexity of detail make resulting insights have practical value to to-
for slow reading. A modern study aid will ease days military professional. For example, he
the task. gives a clear discussion of the reasons German
infiltration tacticsthe basis for blitzkrieg
tactics in World War IIwere so successful
Timberg, Robert The Nightingales Song early in 1918, yet proved so costly in Ger-
(New York, NY. Simon & Schuster. 1995) man casualties that, in Travers estimation,
German defeat was a foregone conclusion by
Gen; Memoir. mid-1918. In one sense, Travers uses the
events of 1917-18 to validate the superiority
The lives of five distinguished Annapolis of combined arms in modern war.
graduates and Vietnam-era veterans are ex-
plored in depth in this expos of the genera-
tion gap that existed between those who Travers, Timothy The Killing Ground:
served in the armed forces and those who did The British Army, the Western Front, and
not. Timbergs subjects include: Senator John the Emergence of Modern Warfare
McCain, Navy pilot and POW; James Webb, a 1900-1918 (Boston, MA. Allen & Unwin.
Navy Cross recipient from service as a Marine 1987)
Corps rifle platoon commander and an ac-
claimed author who became the Secretary of Col; Tactics.
the Navy; and three men embroiled in the
controversy of Iran-Contra: Oliver North, The story of the British Army in the First
Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter. The World War contains a rich lode of insights for
strained idealism of these five extraordinary the modern Marine. The Killing Ground is
citizens and their moralistic dilemmas during one of the best ways for a reader with a basic
the Reagan Years make for poignant read- knowledge of World War I to get to the heart
ing. of that story. The book begins with a detailed
examination of the British professional mili-
tary education system of the late 19th century.
Travers, Timothy How the War was Won: This system had the unenviable task of taking
Command and Technology in the British members of an anti-intellectual, semi-
Army on the Western Front, 1917-1918 professional officer corps and turning them
(New York, NY. Routledge. 1992) into commanders and staff officers who could
deal with modern war. The result was a situa-
MGySgt/SgtMaj/LtCol; Tactics. tion all too familiar to too many Marinesa
frantic search for a school solution that
This book continues Travers study of the could be imposed on any military problem.
British on the Western Front in World War I The second half of The Killing Ground docu-
(see The Killing Ground below). It has, as the ments the disaster that resulted when British
subtitle suggests, two main themes: an exami- generals tried to impose their solutions on an
nation of the effectiveness of the British High uncooperative battlefield.
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Turley, Gerald The Easter Offensive: Viet- Guadalcanal. A portion of that order detailed
nam, 1972 (Novato, CA. Presidio Press. the procedures to be followed when the
1985) Marine commander on Guadalcanal surren-
dered his forces on bended knee.
GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt ; Operations,
Campaigns, and Battles.
United States Marine Corps Small Wars
This book carries a striking message: be ready Manual (NAVMC 2890) (Washington, DC.
and have the courage to do what has to be HQMC. 1987)
done. While on an orientation visit to Military
Region 1 during the Vietnam War, Turley GySgt,/1stSgt/ MSgt/ CWO4/ Capt; Small
took action on his own initiative when others Wars.
would not. This discussion of the events of the
Easter Offensive reflects the strength of char- As a historical guide to the Marine Corps
acter required to lead and raises many tough philosophy and methodology of peacekeeping
questions for the military professional to pon- and counterinsurgency, the Small Wars Man-
der. Interspersed throughout are many other ual is a milestone in the operational art of low
practical lessons on military advisor duty. intensity conflict. Written before World War
II, the manual now serves as an information
source for present-day Marines and should not
Twining, Merrill No Bended Knee (No- be considered directive in nature.
vato, CA. Presidio Press. 1996)
When reading the Small Wars Manual, the
Gen; Heritage. reader should place it in context with pre-
World War II politics and operational meth-
This is a superb book written by one of the ods. While the operational events described in
finest intellects and most influential officers the manual are not relevant today, the terms,
produced by the Marine Corps in the first half concepts, and methods still are. For example,
of the 20th century. It chronicles only a part the term small war is defined as those op-
of Twinings remarkable career, focusing on erations undertaken under executive authority,
the accomplishments of the 1st Marine Divi- wherein military force is combined with diplo-
sion on Guadalcanal in World War II. Twin- matic pressure in the internal or external af-
ing, then a lieutenant colonel, was the fairs of another state whose government is
assistant division operations officer at the start unstable, inadequate, or unsatisfactory for the
of the campaign, but became the division G-3 preservation of life and of such interest as are
(D-3 in World War II parlance) before leaving determined by the foreign policy of our na-
the island. The unusually high quality of this tion. Upon reading that definition, Marines
book derives from that perspective and Twin- will see relevance to todays events and the
ings skill as a storyteller. Its greatest value to historical connection between intervention in
military professionals comes from the insights Haiti in the first decade of the 20th century
Twining provides on the problems and solu- and Americans current involvement in Haiti
tions inherent in the first days of a campaign. and Somalia.
The title of the book derives from a Japanese While this book is recommended for those
operation order captured by the Marines on whose job it is to lead company-size units into
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military operations other than war (MOOTW) GySgt/1stSgt/MSgt/CWO4/Capt; Air Power.
environments, every officer, company grade
and above, should take time to study the For at least a decade, Marines have awaited a
manual. The American military is faced with book that would provide a solid basis for un-
being drawn into more and more operations derstanding how to employ air power in ma-
that require civil action in conjunction with neuver warfare. Air Power and Maneuver
military action. As the nations force-in- Warfare meets the long-standing need. At
readiness, the Marine Corps will often provide the same time, it begins to develop a thor-
the first American units involved in a crisis. ough historical understanding of the role of
Therefore, the more knowledgeable a leader is aviation in the maneuver battle and cam-
on the workings of small wars, the better pre- paign.
pared he or she will be in accomplishing the
mission and explaining to subordinates the Martin van Creveld is undoubtedly the most
relevance of what they are being asked to do. thought-provoking military historian writing
today. Here, he is joined by two other emi-
nent authorities, Steven L. Canby, who is
Uris, Leon Battle Cry (New York, NY. Ban- probably the best American ground-force
tam Books. 1981) analyst, and Kenneth S. Brower, a noted na-
val architect and specialist on the Israeli De-
Cpl/Sgt; Heritage. sert Forces.
This exciting and inspiring novel is based on Air Power and Maneuver Warfares most
the authors experiences as a young Marine important point is that in maneuver warfare,
serving in a communications squad with the air power is focused neither at the tactical
2d Marine Division during World War II level, in close air support, nor at the strategic
from the nervous high of entering boot camp, level, in what was called strategic bombing
to infantry training, and ultimately into com- and is now known as deep interdiction.
bat. Once you begin reading, you find yourself Rather it is focused at the operational level.
reliving many of the experiences common What that means and how it was done his-
to all those who have earned the title torically, by the Germans, the Soviets, and
Marine. Remember saying goodbye to your the Israelis, is in turn the logical focus of the
spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend as you were book.
leaving for boot camp? For those of us who
have never been shot at in combat, a gifted
storyteller who is also a Marine veteran offers Van Creveld, Martin Command in War
insight into the way people think and feel be- (Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press.
fore, during, and after combat. 1985)
CWO5/Maj; Command.
Van Creveld, Martin, with Steven L.
Canby and Kenneth S. Brower Air If you plan to read only one book on com-
Power and Maneuver Warfare (Maxwell mand and control, this is it. If you plan to
Air Force Base, AL. Air University Press. make command and control a lifetime study,
1994) this is the first book you should read. Van
Creveld recognizes that understanding the
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concepts of command and control are far
more important than any detailed knowledge This book, written by the commander-in chief
of procedures, organizations, or equipment. of the North Vietnamese Army during the
His premise is that our constant attempts to successful 1975 invasion which resulted in the
acquire and process more and more informa- final victory in Vietnam, will prove depressing
tion in a quest for certainty are futile. Instead, for readers who served in Southeast Asia.
commanders must accept and then learn to However, from a strategic vision perspective,
operate in an environment of great uncer- it offers a classic account of how Hanois na-
tainty. Chapters 1 and 8 are the important tional military strategy never wavered during
ones. The intervening chapters make the the Second Vietnam War, regardless of set-
authors case through historical examples of a backs. Dung presents an unusually clear analy-
general kind. This book supports the Marine sis of how the Central Political Bureau and
Corps warfighting philosophy as espoused in Central Military Committee developed a strat-
FMFM 1 and thus deserves close study. egy and subsequent campaign plan which
were brilliantly executed. Dung is quick to
credit the ill-fated 1973 Paris Agreements for
Van Creveld, Martin Supplying War: Lo- the victory, for there was no doubt in the
gistics from Wallenstein to Patton minds of Hanois leadership that once the
(New York, NY. Cambridge University Press. United States pulled out, there would be no
1977) returnthus, this was a victory for the North.
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