The Regimental Library

This recommended reading list was started as a result of a discussion on the Canadian Army Mailing List hosted by the (Unofficial) Canadian Army HomePage. It is by no means exclusive or complete. Any suggestions for additions are welcome. Links to Amazon.ca are included so that you can look for these books and movies. There is also a list of some of the references from The Rogue's Rants.

Reading Lists:

Canadian Army Reading List (Ver 1, 2001)
Infantry School Reading List
The USMA (West Point) Officer's Professional Reading Guide
The Unites States Marine Corps "A Book of Books" (pdf - 365 Kb)
General George S. Patton's Library

Biographies and History

The Canadian General; Sir William Otter, by Desmond Morton
Byng of Vimy: General and Governor... by Jeffrey Williams
The Price of Command, A Biography of General Guy Simonds, by Dominick Graham

History and Personal Narratives

Canada’s Sons on Kopje and Veldt, by T.G. Marquis
Ghosts Have Warm Hands, by Will R. Bird
The Regiment, by Farley Mowat
And no birds sang, by Farley Mowat
All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque
Fighting for Canada: Seven Battles, 1758-1945, edited by Donald E. Graves

Canadian History by Pierre Berton:

Marching As to War: Canada's Turbulent Years, 1899-1953
Flames Across the Border, 1813-1814
The Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813
Vimy

Classics:

On War, by Carl von Clausewitz
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu

The lighter side of soldiering

McAuslan In The Rough, by George MacDonald Fraser
The General Danced at Dawn, by George MacDonald Fraser
The Sheikh and the Dustbin, by George MacDonald Fraser
Or get all three McAuslan tales books in one volume:
The Complete Mcauslan: Including the General Danced at Dawn, McAuslan in the Rough, the Sheikh and the Dustbin

From the same author; the Flashman papers (though the list here is incomplete):

Flashman
Flashman and the Tiger
Royal Flash
Flashman in the Great Game
Flashman at the Charge
Flashman and the Mountain of Light
Flashman and the Redskins
Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
Flash for Freedom
Flashman and the Dragon
Flashman's Lady

Psychology and Sociology

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman
An Intimate History of Killing by Joanna Bourke
The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong, by Dr. Laurence Peters and Raymond Hull
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, by Norman F. Dixon
Crisis in Command: Mismanagement in the..., by Richard Gabriel and Paul Savage
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character, by Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D.
The Anatomy of Courage, by Lord Moran
Training Soldiers for War, Captain J.F.C. Fuller (1914)

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Films

Zulu (Widescreen)
Stalingrad (DVD)
Gallipoli (DVD)
Tunes of Glory (VHS)
Paths of Glory (Full Screen)
Saving Private Ryan (DVD)
Caine Mutiny (DVD)
Breaker Morant (DVD)
The Hill (VHS)
Casualties of War (DVD)
Full Metal Jacket (DVD)
Platoon (DVD)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Full...
Black Hawk Down (Widescreen)(DVD)
The Duelists (DVD)
The Four Feathers (Widescreen)
Bridge Too Far (Widescreen)
The Longest Day
Stalingrad (Widescreen)
Cross of Iron
We Were Soldiers (Widescreen)
Band of Brothers (Widescreen, 6 Discs)
Tour of Duty

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The Rogue's Papers - Some of the References

Military Experience in the Age of Reason
Crossing the Deadly Ground: United States Army Tactics, 1865-1899
Mr. Kipling's Army: All the Queen's Men
Bayonets of the Republic: Motivation & Tactics in the Army of Revolutionary France, 1791-94
Understanding Defeat: How to Recover from Loss in Battle to Gain Victory in War
Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
Bayonet Battle; Bayonet Warfare in the 20th Century
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Military Manual of Self-Defense: A Complete Guide to Hand-to-Hand Combat
A Perspective on Infantry
Maneuver Warfare Handbook
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character