The November 2008 revision of the Air Force reading list

(source) General Ronald Fogleman created the CSAF Professional Reading Program in 1996 to develop a common frame of reference among Air Force members -- officers, enlisted, and civilians -- to help each of us become better, more effective advocates of air and space power. Each CSAF since then has enhanced and continued the Professional Reading Program.

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• Mission, Doctrine and Profession
• Our Nation and World
• Military History
• Our Air Force Heritage

Mission, Doctrine and Profession

John Warden and the Renaissance of American Air Power John Andreas Olsen View on Amazon.com | All books by John Andreas Olsen | I've read this book

On the Edge of Earth: The Future of American Space Power Steven Lambakis View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Our Nation and World

Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul Michael Reid View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror Bernard Lewis View on Amazon.com | All books by Bernard Lewis | I've read this book

Military History

At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor Gordon W. Prange View on Amazon.com | All books by Gordon W. Prange | I've read this book

Empire By Default: The Spanish-American War And The Dawn Of The American Century Ivan Musicant View on Amazon.com | All books by Ivan Musicant | I've read this book

Last Chance For Victory: Robert E. Lee And The Gettysburg Campaign Scott Bowden View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Louis Johnson And the Arming of America: The Roosevelt And Truman Years Keith D. McFarland View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Our Air Force Heritage

First Light Geoffrey Wellum View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Gods of Tin: The Flying Years James Salter View on Amazon.com | All books by James Salter | I've read this book

Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot Starr Smith View on Amazon.com | I've read this book