Reserve Officers
Recommended Reading List
Reading Specifically Related to Reserve and National Guard Forces
A Supplement to the Recommended Reading Program of the Individual Services
Revision 12022004, Revision: 01302007
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Title
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Service |
Publisher
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Comments
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| Comprehensive: | |||
| Citizen Warriors: America's National Guard and Reserve Forces & the Politics of National Security, by Stephen Duncan; 1997 |
All
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Presidio Press | Policy through Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm |
| The Guard and Reserve in the Total Force, The First Decade 1973-1983, Edited by Bennie J. Wilson III, 1986 |
All
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National Defense University Press, Fort Lesley J. McNair | The Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. |
| Royal Navy's Reserves in War & Peace 1903-2003, by Stephen Howarth, 2004 | USNR | Pen & Sword | Famous Naval Author |
| Individual histories: | |||
| Spare Parts: A Marine Reservist's Journey from Campus to Combat in 38 Days, by Buzz Williams; 2004 |
All
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Gotham Books | Marine Corps Reservist Before, During, and After the Gulf War |
| A Very Long Weekend: The Army National Guard in Korea, 1950-1953, by William Berebitsky; 1996 |
All
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White Main Publishing Co. | Units Deployed in Korea |
| Unexpected Journey, by Randy K. & Roxanne Mills, 2000 |
USMCR
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Naval Institute Press | Marine Corps Reserve Company in Korea |
| Weekend Warriors, by Paul L. Cooper, 1996 |
USNR
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Sunflower University Press | Naval Air Reserve Squadron in Korea |
| Service histories: | |||
| Twice the Citizen, A History of the U. S. Army Reserve 1908-1995, by James T. Gurrie and Richard B. Grossland. |
USAR
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U. S. Govt Printing Office, 1997 | |
| Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War, The Army National Guard, 1636-2000, by Michael D. Doubler |
ArmyNG & AirNG
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University Press Of Kansas, 2003 | |
| U. S. Naval Reserve: The First 75 Years (1992) |
USNR
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Naval War College, Naval Reserve Paper No 1 | Special study; no official history published |
| U. S. Naval Reserve: Chronology 1992 (1992) |
USNR
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Naval War College, Naval Reserve Paper 11 | Special study; no official history published |
| Citizen Airmen, A History of the Air Force Reserve, 1946-1994, by Gerald T. Cantwell |
USAFR
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U. S. Govt Printing Office, 1997 | |
| Professional military association produced: | |||
| The ROA Story, by John T. Carlton and John F. Slinkman; 1982 |
All
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Reserve Officers Association | Out of Publication |
| Citizen Sailors: The U. S. Naval Reserve in War and Peace, by William R. Kreh; 1968 |
USNR
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Naval Reserve Association | Out of Publication |
| Heritage reading: | |||
| The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers, by Richard Moe, 1993 |
All
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Minnesota Historical Society Press | In Print |
| The Story of a Regiment Being a Narrative of the Service of the Second Regiment Minnesota Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865 written by Judson W. Bishop, by Newell L. Chester, Editor, 2000 |
All
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North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc. | In Print |
| The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment by William J. K. Beaudot, 2003 |
All
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Stackpole Books | Published 2003 |
Out of Publication books can often be obtained via on-line auction web sites or on-line booksellers.
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