The September 2009 revision to the Marines reading list included the following changes:

Books added:

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Private' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Private' section.

Ender's Game was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

Rifleman Dodd was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

The Ugly American was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

A Message to Garcia: And Other Classic Success Writings was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

Ender's Game was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

Rifleman Dodd was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the 'Corporal' section.

Battle Exhortation: The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) was added to the 'Corporal' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Corporal' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Corporal' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Corporal' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Corporal' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Corporal' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

Battle Exhortation: The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Staff Sergeant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Staff Sergeant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Staff Sergeant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Staff Sergeant' section.

Breakout: The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea 1950 was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Victory at High Tide: The Inchon-Seoul Campaign (Great War Stories) was added to the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Reminiscences of a Marine was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'First Sergeant' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The General (Great War Stories) was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal The Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining, USMC was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Mask of Command was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Arab Mind was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Officer Candidate' section.

The Armed Forces Officer: 2007 Edition (National Defense University) was added to the 'Officer Candidate' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Officer Candidate' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Officer Candidate' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Officer Candidate' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Officer Candidate' section.

A Message to Garcia: And Other Classic Success Writings was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

Ender's Game was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

Rifleman Dodd was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

The Armed Forces Officer: 2007 Edition (National Defense University) was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

Battle Exhortation: The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Warrant Officer' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

Battle Exhortation: The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 3' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 3' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 3' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 3' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 3' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 3' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 5' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 5' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 5' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 5' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

Battle Exhortation: The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

Fields of Fire was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

On Infantry was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

The Anatomy of Courage: The Classic WWI Study of the Psychological Effects of War was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

The Art Of War was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Private' section.

A Message to Garcia: And Other Classic Success Writings was added to the 'Private First Class' section.

The Ugly American was added to the 'Lance Corporal' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Sergeant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Staff Sergeant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Master Sergeant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Sergeant Major' section.

The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation was added to the 'Midshipman' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 2' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Chief Warrant Officer 5' section.

The Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the '2d Lieutenant' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Battle Exhortation: The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership (Studies in Rhetoric/Communication) was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Reminiscences of a Marine was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

The Bridge at Dong Ha was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Face of Battle was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the '1st Lieutenant' section.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq (Yale Library of Military History) was added to the 'Captain' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Captain' section.

For the Common Defense was added to the 'Captain' section.

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace was added to the 'Captain' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Captain' section.

The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power was added to the 'Captain' section.

The Arab Mind was added to the 'Captain' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Captain' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Captain' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Captain' section.

The Mask of Command was added to the 'Captain' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Captain' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Major' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Major' section.

Grant Takes Command: 1863 - 1865 was added to the 'Major' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Major' section.

Once An Eagle was added to the 'Major' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Major' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Major' section.

The Guns of August was added to the 'Major' section.

The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War was added to the 'Major' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Major' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Major' section.

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century was added to the 'Major' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Major' section.

Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965 was added to the 'Lieutenant Colonel' section.

Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to On War (Modern War Studies) was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

The Coldest Winter was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

The Culture of War was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief was added to the 'Colonel to General' section.

Books removed:

The Ugly American was removed from the 'Private' section.

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era was removed from the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.

Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice was removed from the 'Warrant Officer' section.

The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization was removed from the 'Chief Warrant Officer 4' section.

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