Re:U.S. Army Engineer School Commandant’s Reading List
by chrissnell on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:03PM
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A strange story to make it to the front page. I'm a US Army Engineer officer who went through this schoolhouse so this made me chuckle. Commanders'/Commandants' reading lists are almost always excellent. It's usually a mix of military history, area studies, professional development, and leadership books. I think every young officer who likes to read dreams of making up his or her own reading list someday.
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Re:U.S. Army Engineer School Commandant’s Reading List
by briandear on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:15PM
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I was an NBC officer and we had a similar list. Lots of WWI and Roman history. I think the OCS reading list was pretty good too; despite not having any time to read them all. I think the biography of Shackelton was the only one I remember actually being able to complete other than the typical FMs.
Re:U.S. Army Engineer School Commandant’s Reading List
by tcopeland on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:29PM
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I started the site about 8 years ago because 1) these lists have lots of great selections that you might not come across otherwise (e.g., "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat) and 2) .mil web sites tend to get reorganized regularly and older content seems to get swept away. So I hope this site helps to preserve some things that might otherwise be lost.
FWIW, for an overview of all the lists, there's a "map" page:
Re:U.S. Army Engineer School Commandant’s Reading List
by arethuza on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:44PM
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"The Cruel Sea" was also made into an excellent movie with some genuinely shocking moments for a film made in 1953.
However, I am particularly fond of Nicholas Monsarrat's "Three Corvettes" his non-fiction account of his wartime experiences, one of the few books that has moved me to tears.