uniquely popular bestsellers in the military

[russellmz00]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...723782-4006447

and as a warning, the top selling dvds for the army and marines at least are nsfw.

See top-selling or uniquely popular items at U.S. Air Force.
1. Orthopaedics (House Officer Series)
by Frank V. Aluisio, et al
2. Physiological Animal Ecology
by G. Louw, D. Mitchell
3. Writing Guide for Air Force Efficiency Reports
by Douglas L. Drewry
4. Theatre (Vintage International)
by W. Somerset Maugham
5. American Generalship : Character Is Everything: The Art of Command
by Edgar Puryear
6. Cultural Conversations : The Presence of the Past
by Regina Hansen, et al
7. Snakes in the Eagle's Nest : A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases
by Alan Vick
8. Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Using MATLAB
by Martin Golubitsky, Michael Dellnitz
9. Statics and Mechanics of Materials : An Integrated Approach
by William F. Riley, et al
10. Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics (3rd Edition)
by Glyn James

This list of books is uniquely popular at U.S. Marine Corps, as compared with the rest of the country:

marines
1. Beginning Algebra With Applications
by Richard N. Aufmann, et al
2. The Arab Mind
by Raphael Patai
3. Hammer from Above : Marine Air Combat Over Iraq
by Jay Stout
4. A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
5. Rifleman Dodd (Great War Stories)
by C. S. Forester, E. H. Simmons (Introduction)
6. America Past and Present, Volume I: Chapters 1-16 (6th Edition)
by Robert A. Divine, et al
7. A Message to Garcia
by Elbert Hubbard
8. Statistics : A First Course (8th Edition)
by John E. Freund, Benjamin M. Perles
9. Fields of Fire
by James Webb
10. Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
by Steven Pressfield

This list of books is uniquely popular at U.S. Army, as compared with the rest of the country:
1. America's First Battles, 1776-1965
by Charles E. Heller, William A. Stofft (Editor)
2. Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
by Williamson R. Murray (Editor), Allan R. Millett (Editor)
3. Guardians of the Republic: A History of the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps of the Us Army
by Ernest F., Jr. Fisher
4. Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat
by Wesley K. Clark
5. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)
by Geoffrey Parker (Editor)
6. Taking the Guidon: Exceptional Leadership at the Company Level
by Nate Allen, Tony Burgess
7. Military Recruiting: How to Build Recruiting Skills, Get Results, Adapt to the Mission, And Sustain Success
by August T. Murray
8. Counterinsurgency Warfare : Theory and Practice (Science 101)
by David Galula
9. Common Sense Training : A Working Philosophy for Leaders
by Arthur Collins
10. The Future of the Army Profession, Revised and Expanded Second Edition
by Don M. Snider, Lloyd J. Matthews

This list of books is uniquely popular at U.S. Navy, as compared with the rest of the country:
1. Navy Eval and Fitrep Writing Guide
by Drewry
2. The Naval Institute Guide to Naval Writing
by Robert Shenk
3. Mustin: A Naval Family of the Twentieth Century
by John Fass Morton
4. Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules, Sixth Edition
by A N Cockcroft, J N F Lameijer
5. Play to Your Strengths: Managing Your Internal Labor Markets for Lasting Competitive Advantage
by Haig Nalbantian, et al
6. Naval Ceremonies, Customs, and Traditions, Sixth Edition
by Royal W. Connell, William P. MacK
7. Jane's Fighting Ships, 2005-06 (Jane's Fighting Ships)
by Stephen Saunders (Editor)
8. Lincoln, the War President : The Gettysburg Lectures (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books)
by Gabor S. Boritt
9. The Power of Alignment : How Great Companies Stay Centered and Accomplish Extraordinary Things
by George Labovitz, Victor Rosansky
10. Implementing Diversity
by Marilyn Loden

[Raife]

and as a warning, the top selling dvds for the army and marines at least are nsfw.

I would hope that nobody is surprised by this.

[Lunch of Kong]

Soldiers on base buy most of their media at the local Stars & Stripes bookstore. I don't think you can read anything into this list other than the fact that these are the most popular books that a soldier cannot buy on base.

[Case]

I don't see any real surprises here. Although one could speculate on these two, both under the U.S. Marines list:

4. A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam

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10. Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
by Steven Pressfield

Only the Marines seem to be reading about tragic military situations. (Although Thermopylae ended badly for the Spartans at the battle, it did result in a positive strategic outcome. Vietnam, on the other hand, was a series of victories that ended in a lost war.)

[Malderi]

That could just mean that Marines want to learn from previous mistakes, though. :-)

[Steve Canyon]

What, no Coast Guard? Semper Paratis, home boy.