12 More Books Every Green Beret Should Read: An Annotated Bibliography

Abstract

In 2018, three Special Forces personnel published an annotated biography called “12 Books Every Green Beret Should Read”. The authors’ purpose was to provide new members of Special Forces a concise reading list that would expand their knowledge of unconventional warfare. This version focuses on the development of mid-career officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers with multiple years of operational experience. Like the original work, the idea of this recent version is that mid-career green berets would read one book per month over a year-long period to better prepare themselves for planning and executing challenging UW operations.