The SKTC Library is a reading list and short form review of books we've found helpful, informative, or just entertaining. If you're not reading every day, this list will help you fix that massive flaw in your training cycle.
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The Mission, The Men, & Me by Pete Blaber
I call this book stoicism for the 21st century. The Mission, The Men, & Me is a great leadership primer for those looking to take charge of other men without becoming petty tyrants. Fascinating and informative from cover to cover, be prepared to not put this one down until you're done.
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
You've probably seen the movie of this book's namesake, and while it is definitely based (against the producer's wishes) the film varies wildly from the book, which is primarily a philosophical look at the legitimacy of violence, the state, and your role in both.
Long Range Shooting Handbook by Ryan Cleckner
A Ranger Regiment sniper by trade, author Ryan Cleckner shares some of his most important lessons for beginning long range and precision riflery, dispels many myths & rumors, and put practical real world shooting skills on paper for nearly any skill level shooter to pick up and run with.
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
In this quintessential tale of betrayal and revenge, you will question your own beliefs on the honor of seeking retribution and holding grudges, no matter how well deserved.
War of the Flea by Robert Taber
The author explores different revolutions throughout the early 20th century from the lens of the late 1960s (making some interesting predictions in the process), explaining why revolution was so successful around the world, and why massive empires have had a near impossible time doing anything about it.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
A staple of western literature, Treasure Island is one of the classics you need to read, but probably have not ever actually read. Here there be pirates!
The Sword of Christ by Giles Corey
A modern treatise on the necessity of Christendom to abandon the hippie egalitarianism of the 60s in favor of a return to bold, masculine, and unapologetic Christ-focused Christianity.
A Handful of Hard Men by Hannes Wessels
WA Handful of Hard men follows the Rhodesian SAS and Capt. Darrell Watt through the Rhodesian war against communism, during some of the fiercest combat found anywhere around the world in the 1970s. Abandoned by the rest of the West, the SAS fighters, along with the Sealous Scouts, and RLI fought for over a decade attempting to preserve their homeland.
Violence of Mind & Beyond OODA by Varg Freeborn
Both of these books take you through a world of violence and aggression unknown to most people, and difficult for anyone that hasn't experienced extreme violence first hand. Author Varg Freeborn goes through his extreme life experience and underscores the lessons he learned the hard way and how to approach violence philosophically.
Always With Honor by Pyotr Wrangel
One of the most respected leaders of the White Russian Army, General Pyotr Wrangel fought the Bolshevik scurge in a failed attempt to save Russia from the clutches of international communism - in these memoirs he details the events surrounding the coup, the ensuing war, and paints a bleak picture of 1917 Russia, that may feel a little too familiar.
The most important book ever, written by 40 humans through Divine inspiration over 1500 years, this is the most important book you will ever read.
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” Thucydides sums up one of Lewis' most prominent non-fiction works two thousand years before his birth. Lewis lays the foundation for true masculine values without regard for the cowardice of modern society.
A New Nobility of Blood and Soil by R. Walther Darré
With a controversial topic, from a controversial author, at a controversial time and place, a timeless idea is posited by the author: that nations should belong to the people for whom they are created. In contemporary terms, we would call this "America First" - agree or disagree, the idea is compelling, and Darré makes a compelling, albeit charged, argument.
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