DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

HEADQUARTERS, 2ND BATTALION, 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

199TH INFANTRY BRIGADE
BLDG 260, 6649 VIBBERT AVENUE
FORT MOORE, GEORGIA 31905-5950

ATSH-TPB 9 January 2024

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: 2024 Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course (IBOLC) Reading List

1. Purpose: The purpose of this memorandum is to establish the 2024 IBOLC Reading List.
Reading is part of the self-development domain of learning and is a simple way to better oneself
prior to assuming leadership roles in future units of assignment.

2. 2024 IBOLC Reading List:

a. Ambrose, Stephen E. (2014). Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st
Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Simon & Schuster.
b. Blaber, Pete. (2010). The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta
Force Commander. Dutton Caliber.
c. Brown, Daniel, J. (2014). The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for
Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Penguin Books.
d. Center for Army Lessons Learned. (2021). Building Cohesive Teams. U.S. Army
Combined Arms Center.
e. Center for Army Lessons Learned. (2018). The First 100 Days of Platoon Leadership.
U.S. Army Combined Arms Center.
f. Coyle, Daniel. (2018). The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.
Bantam.
g. Duckworth, Angela. (2018). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner.
h. Fick, Nathaniel, C. (2006). One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer. Mariner
Books.
i. Kerr, James. (2013). Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of
Life. Constable & Robinson.
j. Marshall, Tim. (2016). Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You
Need to Know About Global Politics. Elliott & Thompson.
k. McCormack, Joseph (2014). Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less. Wiley.
l. Rommel, E. (2009). Infantry Attacks. Zenith Press.
m. Moore, H.G. & Galloway, J.L. (1992). We Were Soldiers Once…and Young: Ia Drang –
The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam. Random House.
n. Willink, J & Babin, L. (2017). Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win.
St. Martin’s Press.

3. The IBOLC Reading List is updated on an annual basis ICW Annual Training Guidance.

4. The point of contact for this memorandum is CPT James G. Moore at 217-416-0087 or
james.g.moore147.mil@army.mil.
DULL.THOM Digitally signed by
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AS.GORMAN. MAN.1237365573
Date: 2024.01.09
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Thomas G. Dull
LTC, IN
Commanding