Recommended Reading list

[Mtnman]

Are there any books that anyone would recommend reading before and after Boot Camp? Books that can be about boot camp or just about being in the Corp in general? I've read a few that are keeping me motivated until I leave:
Devil Dog Diary - GySgt. William Price (his first hand account of boot)
Making the Corps - Thomas Ricks (following a platoon through boot and a little history)

A few others have already been recommended, one by my recruiter, First to Fight by Victor Krulak and another by a fellow poolee, Generation Kill by Evan Wright.
If anyone has anything else to add I would love to hear about it. Thanks

[sbombard15]

Joker One
Marine Sniper
Guns Up!

and its Corps not Corp

[Mtnman]

That is a typo on my part, sorry about that.

[CastNoShadow]

I just finished Flags of our Fathers. The books is MUCH better than the movie.

Right now I'm reading Lone Survivor. It's a about a Navy Seal whose entire squad (except for one) was killed during in operation in Afghanistan in 2005. It has started off a little slow, but is now getting good. A lot of people recommended this book before I finally picked it up.

[scarver007]

Marine Sniper is a great book, so is into the crusible by james b woulfe

[LJ27]

Hard Corps...it reads like a movie. Couldnt put it down. And "We Were One".

[KChap12]

I second LJ27 on Hard Corps, great book, it's very hard to put down

[ARIA]

Imma go check out Hard Corps today hopeee its goood

[athy]

U.S. Marine Guidebook

http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Guidebo.../dp/1602399417

I just recently purchased this book still looking over it, alot of info

and to fellow females poolees I recommend
Parris Island a Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp


http://www.amazon.com/Parris-Island-...9316058&sr=1-1
Good read, Lisa Cordeiro wrote about her experience at boot camp and also included some letters from family and friends.

[legioXvance]

"With the Old Breed" by E. B. Sledge, about the landings at peleliu and okinawa, amazing book! read it in two days with out stopping, cept for pt, sleep, and eating, haha

[richshaver]

if u could get your hands on the guide book i would read it. also the commandant has a reading list so look that up and get some books for there.

[DMilligram]

Google the Commandant's reading list and go at it. A few good choices are "One Bullet Away" by Nathaniel Fick, "Fields of Fire" by James Webb, "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein (lot of good stuff in there pertaining to military ethics, if you take the time to read it carefully) and "Steel My Soldiers Hearts" by David Hackworth.

Just remember, you can never read too much, especially when its about the Marine Corps!

[Nate2004]

Hard Corps...it reads like a movie. Couldnt put it down. And "We Were One".

I recently read this after seeing the suggestion...finished it in a little under a day, hooked me pretty good.

[Yonkers]

"We were one" is a fantastic book about the Marines who took Fallujah.

[JP702]

Generation Kill by Evan Wright is a great read. It's funny as hell and gives you some insight on the Force Recon Marines that fought in Iraq.