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The book appears on the Commandant's required reading list for all Staff Sergeants and Gunnery Sergeants [2] in the United States Marine Corps, and frequently serves as a text for cadets in leadership classes at West Point. A television miniseries based on the book was aired on NBC in 1976, with actor Sam Elliott portraying Sam Damon.
2 Further reading. 3 Editions. 4 References. ... Since at least 1993, the book has been on the Marine Corps Commandant's Reading List for Career Level Enlisted. [8] [9]
The book received wide acclaim and is on the required reading list for U.S. Marines and is on the Commandant's Professional Reading List. [1] Praise came from luminaries ranging from U.S. Marine Corps General Jim Mattis to award winning historians Carlo D'Este and Hampton Sides, among others.
The Art of War is listed on the US Marine Corps Professional Reading Program (formerly known as the Commandant's Reading List). It is recommended reading for all United States Military Intelligence personnel. [25] The Art of War is also used as instructional material at the United States Military Academy (commonly known as West Point), in the ...
Gates of Fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by Steven Pressfield that recounts the Battle of Thermopylae through Xeones, a perioikos [1] (free but non-citizen inhabitant of Sparta) born in Astakos, [2] and one of only three Greek survivors of the battle.
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider for your January reading list. Each of us approaches a new year with a combination of worry and hope.
Among the omissions were HBO’s “The Commandant’s Shadow,” Magnolia’s “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” and Together Films’ “Mediha,” which have been said to be very popular with ...
The book was named to the Reading List of the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. [30] A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain (Free Press, 2005; Oxford University Press, 2006); [31] nominated for La Corónica award. Heroic Living: Discover Your Purpose and Change the World (2010) [32]