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2011 Chief of Staff Professional Reading List announced

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  • By Staff Reports
The 2011 Chief of Staff reading list provides Airmen of all ranks a guide to further their education and expertise. Professional reading continues to be vital as Airmen maintain the Air Force initiative today and prepare for the future. This year's list contains 14 books divided into three categories: leadership, strategic context and military heritage.

The Air Force Chief of Staff's 2011 Professional Reading List

Strategic Context
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power - by Robert Kaplan
Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It - by Richard Clarke and Robert Knake
The Return of HIstory and the End of Dreams - by Robert Kagan
Technology Horizons: A Vision for the Air Force Science and Technology - by Dr. Werner Dahm
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 - by Alistair Horne
Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia - by Ahmed Rashid
Leadership
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time - by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace - by Mark Perry
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953 - by Robert Dallek
Secrets of Special Ops Leadership: Dare the Impossible; Achieve the Extraordinary - by William Allen Cohen
Military Heritage
The All Americans - by Lars Anderson
Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds - by Robin Olds, Christina Olds and Ed Rasimus
Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs - by Steve Davies
Cataclysm: General Hap Arnold and the Defeat of Japan - by Herman S. Wolk

For further reading recommendations or to view previous CSAF reading lists, visit the CSAF Professional Reading Program site: http://www.af.mil/information/csafreading/index.asp.