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CNO Reading List: Total Sailor | Part 5
Competence, Decision-Making, Physical Readiness, and the Whole Person
Aug 18 • David Gran
Total Sailor, Part 4: Character - CNO Reading List
Marcus Aurelius, James Kerr, and Viktor Frankl on discipline, purpose, humility, and self-command in military life
Jun 12 • The Military Reading Room
Forged to Fight: CNO Reading List Part 3
Tactical realism, combat endurance, and the grammar of naval warfare in an age of missiles, AI, and uncertainty
Apr 13 • David Gran
The Strategic Logic of the Fleet: CNO Reading List Part 2
Moving from the Foundry to the Fleet: A guide to understanding deterrence, geography, and the strategic signal of American sea power in the 21st century
Feb 20 • David Gran
CNO Reading List Series: PART 1 – FOUNDRY
War is won in the industrial base before it is fought at sea
Feb 13 • David Gran
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