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Ike Skelton's National Security Reading List

Ike Skelton served Missouri's Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 until 2011. He served on the House Armed Services Committee, including as Chairman from 2006. This is his list of essential reading for people interested in national security issues.
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The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America
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The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
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Sun Tzu
On War (Carl Von Clausewitz)
On War
3
Carl Von Clausewitz
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought (Michael I. Handel)
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought
4
Michael I. Handel
The Book of War: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing (John Keegan)
The Book of War: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing
5
John Keegan
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo (Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy)
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo
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Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy
Alexander the Great (Peter Bamm)
Alexander the Great
7
Peter Bamm
Hannibal (Sir Gavin De Beer)
Hannibal
8
Sir Gavin De Beer
The Face of Battle (John Keegan)
The Face of Battle
9
John Keegan
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
10
Fred Anderson
Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (John MacK Faragher)
Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer
11
John MacK Faragher
Washington (Douglas Southall Freeman)
Washington
12
Douglas Southall Freeman
Tecumseh: A Life (John Sugden)
Tecumseh: A Life
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John Sugden
Undaunted Courage (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage
14
Stephen E. Ambrose
Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography (Vincent Cronin)
Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography
15
Vincent Cronin
The Military Maxims of Napoleon (Napoleon Bonaparte)
The Military Maxims of Napoleon
16
Napoleon Bonaparte
Nelson: A Personal History (Christopher Hibbert)
Nelson: A Personal History
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Christopher Hibbert
The Price of Admiralty (Keegan)
The Price of Admiralty
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Keegan
The Washing of the Spears (Donald R. Morris)
The Washing of the Spears
19
Donald R. Morris
Lee (Douglas Southall Freeman)
Lee
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Douglas Southall Freeman
Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters (Ulysses S. Grant)
Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters
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Ulysses S. Grant
Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy: Guerrilla Warfare in the West, 1861-1865 (Richard S. Brownlee)
Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy: Guerrilla Warfare in the West, 1861-1865
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Richard S. Brownlee
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
23
James M. McPherson
Son of the Morning Star (Evan S. Connell)
Son of the Morning Star
24
Evan S. Connell
A Message to Garcia (Elbert Hubbard)
A Message to Garcia
25
Elbert Hubbard
Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I (John S.D. Eisenhower)
Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I
26
John S.D. Eisenhower
Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing (Frank E. Vandiver)
Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing
27
Frank E. Vandiver
Churchill: A Biography (Roy Jenkins)
Churchill: A Biography
28
Roy Jenkins
A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War (Williamson Murray)
A War to Be Won: Fighting the Second World War
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Williamson Murray
Reminiscences (General Douglas Macarthur)
Reminiscences
30
General Douglas Macarthur
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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William L. Shirer
Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World W (John Prados)
Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World W
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John Prados
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Hampton Sides)
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
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Hampton Sides
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle (Richard B. Frank)
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
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Richard B. Frank
The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys (Stephen E. Ambrose)
The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys
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Stephen E. Ambrose
Black Knights: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen (Lynn M. Homan)
Black Knights: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen
36
Lynn M. Homan
Franklin Roosevelt: A Rendezvous With Destiny (Frank Freidel)
Franklin Roosevelt: A Rendezvous With Destiny
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Frank Freidel
Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution (Jeanne Holm)
Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution
38
Jeanne Holm
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 (William Slim)
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
39
William Slim
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
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David McCullough
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