• Akron Beacon Journal: In long stretches, Marines get by with books
Heinlein has always been a popular author among the military and veterans. That’s no surprise, considering that Heinlein himself was an Annapolis grad and a veteran. Duty and honor were frequent themes of his books. So the following isn’t surprising either.
Since 1989, the commandant of the Marine Corps has issued an annual reading list, with certain books suggested for certain ranks. The list is surprisingly pointed, even political.
For privates, the U.S. Constitution and Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers are among the suggested titles. For colonels, The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides; and for generals, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam, by Robert McNamara.
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