Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) Reading List

(source) The Chief of Staff reading list provides Airmen of all ranks a guide to further their education and expertise. The 2008 professional reading list enhances warrior ethos, and is divided into four areas: Our Military Heritage, Our Air Force Heritage, Our Mission, Doctrine and Profession, and Our Nation and World.

This list was revised over 1 year ago.

Mission, Doctrine and Profession

The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One

David Kilcullen

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Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century

P. W. Singer

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Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar

Martin C. Libicki

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On Nuclear Terrorism

Michael Levi

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Our Nation and World

In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

Seth G. Jones

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7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century

Andrew Krepinevich

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Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs

Ray Takeyh

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Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade

Bill Emmott

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Military History

MacArthur's Airman : General George C. Kenney and the War in the Southwest Pacific (Modern War Studies)

Thomas E. Griffith Jr.

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A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon

Neil Sheehan

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Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948-May 1949

Richard Reeves

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LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay

Warren Kozak

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