Service Reading List: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Reading List
The 18th Chairman’s Reading List
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The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy
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Book Description:
The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy by Russell F. Weigley is a foundational work that examines the evolution of U.S. military strategy from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War. Weigley argues that the “American way of […]

Book Description:
Written in China over two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations. These wise, aphoristic essays contain principles acted upon by such twentieth-century Chinese generals […]

Book Description:
From the Publisher: Jacques Gansler’s previous book, The Defense Industry, was hailed by Senator William Proxmire as “a superb analysis of our defense problems.” Air Force magazine called it a “brilliant dissection of the U.S. armament industry.” Now, with Affording Defense, Gansler again points the […]
