Books

[marinepooly1361]

So anyone know any Good books to read pertaining to the Marine Corp?


Whether they are a MUST read, a Might want to read, or just a good read.

I'm about half way through "Making the Corps" by Thomas Reicks(?)
its really good, I cant put the damn thing down.

and I also ordered a copy of "One Bullet Away"


any suggestions, comments?

[HurricaneRJ]

There is another thread pertaining to Marine Corps reading material.

[crazymjb]

I'm reading that right now as well. I am also reading Boot by Daniel Da Cruz. It gets a lot deeper into the history but also trashes current (as of 1987) boot camp for being too soft. I also have Generation Kill and Into the Crucible which I have yet to read. Generation Kill is the same story as One Bullet Away but goes deeper into the breakdown of the individual Marines from what I am told. One Bullet Away was excellent.

Mike

[Old Marine]

So anyone know any Good books to read pertaining to the Marine Corp?


Whether they are a MUST read, a Might want to read, or just a good read.

I'm about half way through "Making the Corps" by Thomas Reicks(?)
its really good, I cant put the damn thing down.

and I also ordered a copy of "One Bullet Away"


any suggestions, comments?

"The Marine Corps Guidebook" may have some information you can use.

[SlingerDun]

Fields Of Fire (1978) By James Webb.

[GriT]

Making the Corps, Keeping Faith, A Sense of Values, Blood Stripes: The Grunt's View on the War in Iraq, The Few and The Proud, and Semper Fi

courtesy of chapman

[crazymjb]

Fields Of Fire (1978) By James Webb.

Just read about that in "Making the Corps," Sounds like a good read.

Mike

[Integrity57]

Shooter by Gunny Jack Coughlin

[Whitey]

I read "the few and the proud" recently, it has stories from DI's in it. Pretty good reading material.

[AMW]

Yeah all of the above books are very good resources on the Corps... I'm suprised no one has mentioned MARINE! yet. wow what an amazing book, if you wanna see what kind of legacy you'll be living up to read all about Chesty.

My RSS has a poster of him in the far corner that I just noticed tonight when I brought my friend in to talk to my recruiter and I about fell outta my chair after I yelled "It's CHESTY!!!"

[JChebahtah]

To Be A US Marine by S.F. Tomajczyk has lots of good info. And for any ladies, Parris Island: A Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp by Lisa Cordeiro.

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[Haffner]

Haha, one bullet away is a JOKE after reading generation kill.

I'll leave it at that :)

[Fubar5812]

Generation Kill

an EXCELLENT READ.

[Dannycanterberr]

Force Recon Command (3rd force recon company in vietnam1969-1970 by Lt. Col. Alex Lee, USMC (ret) and Inside Force Recon (recon Marines in Vietnam) by Michael Lee Lanning and Ray William Stubbe

[marinepooly1361]

Wow thanks!

I didnt expect this much feedback

I think I am for sure going to get Fields of Fire and MARINE

thanks again

[b2542]

If you want to read about Marines then you need to reas West Dickens Avenue, A Marine at Khe Sanh. Great Book on the men of the 26th Marines who lived through seventy seven days of combat.

[AMW]

You won't regret readin MARINE! If that book doesn't get you completely moto i dunno what will

[Books]

The title of this thread scared me for a minute. The last USMC related book I read was "Marshalling the Faithful" about Marines' first experiences in Vietnam. I also read Rifleman Dodd after that, which isn't about Marines, but it is on the Marine Corps reading list and it is a very good book.

[marinepooly1361]

haha,

What a coinsedence:p

[dabigeddie1]

Use the search feature...there is another thread with alot of good books

[Isrowei]

Read "Ender's Game" by Orson Card. It's on the Commandant's Reading List as well. It's a thinker though. There's far more to the book than the story.