The initial U.S. Pacific Command reading list included the following books:

Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

Japan: A Concise History (Littlefield Adams Quality Paperbacks) in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History (Revised and Updated Edition) in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

Thailand: A Short History in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

Indonesian Destinies in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

A History of Modern Singapore: 1819-2005 in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

A New History of India in the 'Allies and Partners' section.

A Military History of Modern China: From the Manchu Conquest to Tian'anmen Square (Praeger Security International) in the 'China' section.

The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History (Revised and Updated Edition) in the 'DPRK' section.

A New History of India in the 'India' section.

The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to al Qaeda in the 'Transnational Threats' section.

Controlling Arms And Terror in the Asia Pacific: After Bali And Baghdad in the 'Transnational Threats' section.

Globalisation and the New Terror: The Asia Pacific Dimension in the 'Transnational Threats' section.

Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands in the 'Hawaii' section.