What are US Air Force Airmen reading?
December 9th, 2008
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The Chief of Staff of the Air Force announced his recommended2009 Reading List Dec. 8.
He said:“Today’s Air Force is the product of the pioneers who preceded us, and our Airmen are proudly carrying the torch. In our professional development, we must remain mindful of the lessons of the past, while we continue to prevail everywhere our enemies choose to engage. Continued education is a crucial part of being a professional warrior reinforcing our Core Values of integrity, service, and excellence,” said Gen. Norton Schwartz, the service’s 19th chief of staff. “The books we have selected for our 2009 Reading List capture a rich history, both intense and compelling, that offer a perspective to tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow.”
The 2009 CSAF Reading List is divided into three areas: Military History; Mission, Doctrine and Profession; and Our Nation and World.
The books include:
Military History
§ American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day – by Robert Coram
§ Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917-1945 – by David E. Johnson
§ One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam – by Timothy Castle
§ The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power – by Max Boot
Mission, Doctrine, Profession
§ Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice – by David Galula
§ Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy: An Introduction to the Modern National Security Processes and Problems – by Dennis M. Drew and Donald M. Snow
§ Modern Strategy – by Colin S. Gray
§ Thinking about America's Defense: An Analytical Memoir – by Glenn A. Kent
Our Nation and World
§ Afghanistan: A Short History of its People and Politics – by Martin Ewans
§ Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win – by Jeffrey Record
§ Contemporary Nuclear Debates: Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Arms Races in the Twenty-First Century – by Alexander Lennon
§ Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda – by Sean Naylor
The CSAF reading list can be accessed at www.af.mil/library/csafreading and is available at Air Force libraries.
Posted by Captain David Faggard, Air Force Public Affairs.
He said:“Today’s Air Force is the product of the pioneers who preceded us, and our Airmen are proudly carrying the torch. In our professional development, we must remain mindful of the lessons of the past, while we continue to prevail everywhere our enemies choose to engage. Continued education is a crucial part of being a professional warrior reinforcing our Core Values of integrity, service, and excellence,” said Gen. Norton Schwartz, the service’s 19th chief of staff. “The books we have selected for our 2009 Reading List capture a rich history, both intense and compelling, that offer a perspective to tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow.”
The 2009 CSAF Reading List is divided into three areas: Military History; Mission, Doctrine and Profession; and Our Nation and World.
The books include:
Military History
§ American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day – by Robert Coram
§ Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917-1945 – by David E. Johnson
§ One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam – by Timothy Castle
§ The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power – by Max Boot
Mission, Doctrine, Profession
§ Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice – by David Galula
§ Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy: An Introduction to the Modern National Security Processes and Problems – by Dennis M. Drew and Donald M. Snow
§ Modern Strategy – by Colin S. Gray
§ Thinking about America's Defense: An Analytical Memoir – by Glenn A. Kent
Our Nation and World
§ Afghanistan: A Short History of its People and Politics – by Martin Ewans
§ Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win – by Jeffrey Record
§ Contemporary Nuclear Debates: Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Arms Races in the Twenty-First Century – by Alexander Lennon
§ Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda – by Sean Naylor
The CSAF reading list can be accessed at www.af.mil/library/csafreading and is available at Air Force libraries.
Posted by Captain David Faggard, Air Force Public Affairs.