Leadership Lessons from the Army Reading List (Part 1)

We’re revisiting the Army Chief of Staff’s picks—combining classic books with fresh insight on drones, risk, and decentralized command.

The U.S. Army Chief of Staff’s Professional Reading List is a great place to find your next book. While the version we’re referencing reflects an earlier format—before the list began favoring shorter articles—we are including a recommended article with each post. For this post, we are adding On War in 2027, which offers some ideas for the Army’s Transformation Initiative, by LtCol Joshua Suthoff, currently the Commander of 3-4 Cavalry.

We are also shifting our focus from History and Military History to Leadership. Some titles in this category may not be recent, but many still resonate today. For those that are (OBE) overcome by events, we will do our best to let them quietly fade. A few months ago, when Phil and I were trying to decide what to work on next, he reminded me of a great quote by General Al Gray that fits perfectly into the aim of mixing the old with the new.