The Commandants Reading List 2025. Resources that include the commandant's professional reading list, recommended reading lists by marine corps leaders, and selected book reviews. In 1989, the reading list was codified, and since then, each commandant has issued their commandant’s professional reading list to improve marines’ understanding of the military.

This site is primarily intended as a reference for those who would like to purchase the books listed on the commandant’s professional reading list. America’s traditional sources of power are eroding amid the emergence of new technologies and the growing military threat posed by rivals such as china.