I advise all potential leaders to read.
Read everything good you can lay your hands on.
Read at every available opportunity.
The most wasted moments of the day are those spent sitting on a commode or laying in bed awaiting sleep.
Spend those minutes reading.

From: "Fiction and Fact From Dunk's Almanac" by H. G. Duncan, Maj. USMC (Ret.)

Listed below are some books that might be of interest to brother tankers.
Some about our USMC tanker predecessors, some about our time (by tankers or tankers are in the book) and some about the "New" breed of USMC tankers.

If any tankers have any other books of interest, please submit them to the webmaster.

Oscar's third book on Marine Tankers.  This one featuring many of our members.  Just released (Apr. 08) and available through Amazon and the Military Book Club.	Personal stories of Tankers (Army and Marine) from WW I to the current War in Iraq.
Neiman as a Tank Officer led his Tank Company through four Pacific Island Campaigns.	An Army tanker that fought in the Philippines and Okinawa.  A very good account of what it was like.
Lots of photos and information on Marine tanks in WWII.	Very good accounts of where and how Marine tanks were used in the Pacific.  Lots of personal stories.
Not only "The Forgotten War" but the story and personal accounts of Marine tankers left out of other books.	Marine tanks played a valuable roll in this, the first major Marine operation.
Very good first person accounts of Marines in Vietnam.  Includes a little about tanks.	Account of an Army tanker operating in central Vietnam. If it's all true they had a lot more freedom of operation than we did.  The other two are novels.
Outstanding book about 1/9 during the operation.  Also "Alpha" Co. 3rd Tanks.	Good account of 3/26 up near the DMZ.  Also 2nd Plt. "Bravo" Co. 3rd Tanks.
From one of our own ("Alpha" Co. 3rd Tanks).  Chronicles the fighting in the DMZ, Con Thien, Leatherneck Square area.	Good account of the 1st Mar. Div. with the 2nd Tank Bn. during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Another one from one of our own.  A very good account of the experience of a tanker in Vietnam.  The good, the bad and some of the stupid.	Good, general description of tank crewmen during the Vietnam period.  Training, operations, uniforms and equipment.
Old book, 1982. But good coverage of armor from 1946 to 1975. French, USMC, USA, USAF(?), ARVIN, NVA, Korean and Australian armor.	Old book, 1982. Fair coverage of French, USMC, USA, ARVIN, NVA and Australian armor.
Old book, 1980. Covers battles where armor was used.  Mostly Army, some Marine.	Outstanding book covers the careers of three General Officers.  Maj. Gen. Ray Smith, Gen. Jim Jones (our 32nd Commandant, and our own Lt. Gen. Marty Steel the first tanker to achieve that rank.
Check out the website; http://www.flamedragons.com/ for more information.  Of great interest to all of the Flame Tankers.	Profiles 88 former Marines who have impacted the civilian world.  Order from Jerry Ravino, 1330 Wyndale Dr., Bayonet Point, FL 34667. Price is $29.95 + $3.00 shipping.  Mention our web site and we will get a donation for every book sold through us.
The latest book by Eric Hammel.  Has a number of photos of Marine tanks (mislabeled ) and he does not identify the tank units.	Covers all USMC Operations in the An Hoa Valley.  This is only the 1st one, with more to come.