#2744129 - 06/16/09 11:32 AM
Books on the Marines
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Can anyone recommend any books on the Marine culture, tactics and operations?
I read the book "One Bullet Away" by Nathaniel Fick a few years ago and wanted to follow it up with something more. Any suggestions?
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#2744178 - 06/16/09 01:43 PM
Re: Books on the Marines
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Though not books, if you are a real policy nerd like me any of the documents on this page are really good for strategic/operational level doctrine, although A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower is not really relevant reading in this context.
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#2745392 - 06/18/09 01:21 PM
Re: Books on the Marines
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Dslyecxi I am looking forward to it.
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#2821487 - 07/18/09 05:08 PM
Re: Books on the Marines
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Yeah, One Bullet Away was written by Lt. (later a Captain). I'm waiting on mine to arrive. I'll have to have a look at it I think. I got one called 'We Were One' about Marines during the battle for Fallujah today for holiday reading when I go to Berlin next week. Anyone here read it? looks like it's got a few tactical maps in it which might be interested for mission building in a few different games.
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#2821614 - 07/18/09 08:51 PM
Re: Books on the Marines
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Yeah, One Bullet Away was written by Lt. (later a Captain). I'm waiting on mine to arrive. I'll have to have a look at it I think. I got one called 'We Were One' about Marines during the battle for Fallujah today for holiday reading when I go to Berlin next week. Anyone here read it? looks like it's got a few tactical maps in it which might be interested for mission building in a few different games. Just finished it. Pretty good book. Basically oral history and "embedded" reporting weaved together. The March Up and No True Glory by Bing West (You might also read his Vietnam memoir The Village for a better idea of his background and perspective on counter-insurgency). We Were One by Patrick K O'Donnel Hogs in the Shadowss by Milo S. Afong (collection of stories about Marine snipers in Iraq). One I am thinking about reading, but may wait for paperback: Victory Point by Ed Darack
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