The December 2024 revision of the Navy reading list.

(source) The Navy Professional Reading Program was developed to encourage a life-long habit of reading and learning among all Sailors. The books included in these collections can provide readers with a deeper understanding and appreciation for naval heritage, the profession of arms, and the complex modern world in which we operate.

Couldn't find this on the CNO site so got the list from https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/48821912.pdf

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• Foundation: Building Trust, Aligning Resources, and Being Ready
• Strengthening the Navy Team
• Delivering Decisive Combat Power

Foundation: Building Trust, Aligning Resources, and Being Ready

Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II Arthur Herman View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in the Second World War Paul Kennedy View on Amazon.com | All books by Paul Kennedy | I've read this book

Strengthening the Navy Team

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World General Stanley McChrystal View on Amazon.com | All books by General Stanley McChrystal | I've read this book

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Dweck, Carol S. View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Winning a Future War: War Gaming and Victory in the Pacific War Norman Friedman View on Amazon.com | All books by Norman Friedman | I've read this book

Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945 Trent Hone View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Delivering Decisive Combat Power

This Kind of War T.R. Fehrenbach View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour James D. Hornfischer View on Amazon.com | All books by James D. Hornfischer | I've read this book

Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War Scharre, Paul View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

The sea in Russian strategy Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

Red Star over the Pacific: China's Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy Toshi Yoshihara View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

China as a Twenty-First Century Naval Power: Theory, Practice, and Implications McDevitt, Michael A. View on Amazon.com | I've read this book

War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict Mick Ryan View on Amazon.com | I've read this book