USMA Commandant's Academic Year 2020 Reading List (43 books)

United States Military Academy Commandant Reading List AY20-1

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1	Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer 4.16 avg rating — 15,216 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness by T.R. Fehrenbach 4.17 avg rating — 4,237 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	What It is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes 4.01 avg rating — 9,750 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 97,673 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor by Clinton Romesha 4.59 avg rating — 8,725 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 42,806 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer 4.40 avg rating — 7,394 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis 4.30 avg rating — 13,546 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War by S.L.A. Marshall 3.92 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	House to House: An Epic Memoir of War by David Bellavia 4.33 avg rating — 7,534 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme by John Keegan 4.12 avg rating — 8,578 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 3.30 avg rating — 109,287 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq by C.J. Chivers 4.33 avg rating — 1,397 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death by Jim Frederick (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 4,650 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat by James R. McDonough 4.21 avg rating — 2,277 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Leader's Bookshelf by James G. Stavridis (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 916 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman 3.99 avg rating — 15,714 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Chaos Imperative: How Chance and Disruption Increase Innovation, Effectiveness, and Success by Ori Brafman (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis 3.99 avg rating — 63,385 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 3.96 avg rating — 617,781 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6,210 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 20,734 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Radical Inclusion: What the Post-9/11 World Should Have Taught Us About Leadership by Martin E. Dempsey 3.96 avg rating — 558 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey 4.16 avg rating — 809,695 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 34,523 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie 4.22 avg rating — 1,126,400 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell 4.09 avg rating — 6,906 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 238,849 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Dare to Lead by Brené Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 123,742 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 554,506 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Our Iceberg Is Melting by John P. Kotter (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 17,359 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder by Sean McFate (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,475 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy by Colin S. Gray 4.18 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Perfect Weapon: How the Cyber Arms Race Set the World Afire by David E. Sanger 4.25 avg rating — 3,415 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by P.W. Singer (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 11,735 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media by P.W. Singer (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 3,350 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by Paul Scharre 3.80 avg rating — 2,811 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Scales on War: The Future of America's Military at Risk by Robert H. Scales 3.88 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World by Ruchir Sharma (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 2,701 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Waging Insurgent Warfare: Lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State by Seth G. Jones 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla by David Kilcullen (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 998 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order by Bruno Maçães 3.87 avg rating — 781 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education by Craig M. Mullaney 4.04 avg rating — 4,101 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars