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1	On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman 4.11 avg rating — 12,614 ratings score: 199, and 2 people 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	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 252,362 ratings score: 194, and 2 people 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	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.39 avg rating — 1,019,434 ratings score: 193, and 2 people 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	The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose 4.09 avg rating — 4,095 ratings score: 188, and 2 people 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	Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter 4.16 avg rating — 8,650 ratings score: 174, and 2 people 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	Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It by Ian Leslie (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 3,173 ratings score: 173, and 2 people 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	Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII by Chester Nez 4.28 avg rating — 9,485 ratings score: 172, and 2 people 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	Military Innovation in the Interwar Period by Williamson Murray (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 164, and 2 people 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	The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World by Pedro Domingos 3.73 avg rating — 6,561 ratings score: 163, and 2 people 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	Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century by P.W. Singer (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 2,659 ratings score: 162, and 2 people 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 Leader's Bookshelf by James G. Stavridis (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 948 ratings score: 161, and 2 people 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	Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know by P.W. Singer (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,433 ratings score: 154, and 2 people 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	Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins 4.12 avg rating — 313,878 ratings score: 148, and 2 people 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	LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media by P.W. Singer (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 3,503 ratings score: 148, and 2 people 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	Red Star Over the Pacific by James Holmes 4.17 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 143, and 2 people 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	Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life by Eric Greitens 4.22 avg rating — 4,465 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
17	Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death by Jim Frederick (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 5,031 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
18	Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse by Robin Hutton 4.17 avg rating — 1,603 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
19	Strategy: MCDP 1-1 by U.S. Marine Corps 3.97 avg rating — 68 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
20	Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication MCDP 1-3 Tactics 30 July 1997 by U.S. Marine Corps 4.20 avg rating — 157 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
21	I'm Staying With My Boys...: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC by Jim Proser (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,125 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
22	Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 282,909 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
23	Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis 4.29 avg rating — 14,320 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
24	You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For by Kyle Carpenter 4.64 avg rating — 2,718 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
25	After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot's Journey by Dan Sheehan (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 302 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
26	First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps (Bluejacket Books) by Victor H. Krulak 3.78 avg rating — 882 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
27	Forgotten Warriors: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the Corps Ethos, and the Korean War by Thomas X. Hammes 4.04 avg rating — 47 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
28	Hesitation Kills: A Female Marine Officer's Combat Experience in Iraq by Jane Blair (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 154 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
29	The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat by Bob Drury 4.43 avg rating — 4,819 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
30	The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines by Melton A. McLaurin 3.82 avg rating — 166 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
31	Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills by Charles Henderson 4.31 avg rating — 10,962 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
32	Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal by James D. Hornfischer 4.31 avg rating — 7,658 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
33	We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 2,053 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
34	Women at War: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts by Wise James E Baron Scott it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
35	Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare by Merrill L. Bartlett 3.54 avg rating — 26 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
36	Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future (Volume 636) by Henry Kissinger 3.90 avg rating — 29 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
37	Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945 by Trent Hone 4.33 avg rating — 108 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
38	On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story by Richard Jadick 3.97 avg rating — 1,447 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
39	Terminal Lance: The White Donkey by Maximilian Uriarte 4.43 avg rating — 2,137 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
40	Dare to Lead by Brené Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 133,142 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
41	It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership by Colin Powell 4.10 avg rating — 7,240 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
42	Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 36,437 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
43	Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 51,061 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
44	Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations by Wayne P. Hughes Jr. 4.25 avg rating — 159 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
45	Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age by Edward D. Hess 3.59 avg rating — 575 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
46	A New Conception of War: John Boyd, the U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare by Ian T. Brown 4.22 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 56, 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
47	Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert D. Kaplan 3.96 avg rating — 2,823 ratings score: 55, 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
48	One Hundred Days : The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander by Sandy Woodward 4.35 avg rating — 719 ratings score: 54, 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
49	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.16 avg rating — 618,540 ratings score: 52, 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
50	The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis 3.99 avg rating — 65,463 ratings score: 51, 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