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June 2025 Military Journal Reads: What Military Thinkers Are Reading

New June 2025 picks from military journals that tackle command, counterinsurgency, and U.S. strategy

Jun 17 •

The U.S. Army at 250: Defense and Democracy

Defending the Nation and Upholding Civil-Military Relations Since 1775

Jun 13 •

Korea: War Without End

A Fresh Perspective on the “Forgotten War” Origins, Strategic failures, Impact and Lessons for Today from Two of Britain’s most Experienced Military…

Jun 10 •

D-Day, June 6, 1944: Enduring Lessons from the Beaches of Operation OVERLORD

Reflections on World War II Leadership, Strategy and Sacrifice from the Allied landings on Normandy

Jun 6 •

The Road to D-Day: What Made Operation Overlord Possible

Strategic bombing, Atlantic warfare, and elaborate deception set the stage for the most ambitious invasion in history

Jun 3 •

May 2025

The Last Stand of Fox Company: Valor and Sacrifice in the Korean War

A Marine unit’s desperate Defense at Toktong Pass reveals how Tactical Bravery can Influence Strategic Outcomes

May 30 •

Charting the Seas of History: Honoring James Hornfischer

A deep dive into the defining works of a master naval historian—and the battles that shaped a century

May 27 •

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MIG Alley and the Forgotten Air War Over Korea

What Cold War dogfights, Soviet tactics, and U.S. airpower reveal about strategy, adaptation, and future conflict

May 23 •

May 2025 Military Journal Reads: Strategy, Ethics, and Future War

This month’s military reading list exposes the cracks in strategy, ethics, and preparedness across today’s global battlefield

May 20 •

Beijing’s New Barges and the Taiwan Invasion that Never Was

What WWII’s Operation CAUSEWAY Can Teach Us about Deterrence and the PLA’s Invasion Plans

May 17 •

The Commandant’s Reading List on Innovation: Part 2

From Guadalcanal to future wars—these five books reveal how Marines must think to remain relevant in the decades ahead

May 13 •

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