Paf Commanding General Professional Reading List

EDITOR COL ALVIN M HATE MNSA (PAF)
ASSISTANT EDITOR MAJ PAUL RYAN C YU PAF
E D I T O R IAL BOARD
MGEN CONNOR ANTHONY D CANLAS SR PAF
BGEN JEFFREY C HECHANOVA PAF
COL ROMMEL P ROLDAN PAF (GSC)
COL THAD RUFINO P CANDELARIO PAF (GSC)
COL RONNIE D PETINGLAY PAF (GSC)
COL ANTONIO RAFAEL H ABUNDABAR PAF (GSC)
LTC MARVIN D SUFICIENCIA PAF (GSC)
COVER LAYOUT 1LT MICHAEL JORDAN E TORRES PAF

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message of the Commanding General 1
2 Introduction 3
CGPAF Professional Reading List 6
Annotations of Recommended Books 11
Recommended Periodicals
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Recommended Online Periodicals and
Websites
MESSAGE OF THE CGPAF
"To read is to fly: it is to soar to the point of vantage which gives a view
over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the
fruits of many inquiries."
Our typical military duties demand most of our schedule be spent in the
field wherein operational requirements supersede time in reading worthwhile
literature. As professional Airmen, we read our field guides and operational
manuals to execute our tasks and functions properly. Throughout our entire
service, our professional military education requires us to read a number of
books in order to comply with reports, study papers, or thesis. However, we
must recognize the importance of reading as a tool for expanding personal
awareness and augmenting professional development.
Consistent with nurturing a culture of excellence, all PAF Airmen must be

cognizant of the nature and complexities of our profession. We must adopt a
deliberate action towards professional development regardless of the specific
tasks and functions we are holding. Through reading, we expand our horizons,
simplify the intricacies of our mandate, and value the contemporariness of the
milieu we are currently facing.
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The Philippine Air Force Professional Reading Program is developed as a
much less formal curriculum that presents a powerful motivation from our
organization to develop the professional education of all Airmen mining
through the collective wisdom of writers, practitioners, and military
professionals to learn military history, strategy and the various issues that will
shape the present and future security landscape.
In this first edition of the Commanding General, Philippine Air Force

Professional Reading List, 73 books have been selected to provide a structured
approach for all Airmen to glide through military-related and non-military
literature. It covers professional knowledge in Leadership and Management;
Military History and Strategy; Air Power Studies in War, Campaigns and Battles;
National Security and Regional Strategic Environment; Technology and
Innovation; and Military Reform and Transformation.
I hope that this PAF Professional Reading Program will be of great help
to the career development of our personnel and the improvement of the
military organization. With this CGPAF Professional Reading List, I enjoin all
Airmen to take the lead in enriching the professional soldiers in all of us, and
soar as one onto the heights of knowledge and understanding.
LTGEN ALLEN T PAREDES PAF

37th Commanding General, PAF
ains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of
many inquiries.”
Our typical military duties demand most of our schedule to be spent in

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the field wherein operational requirements supersedes time in reading
worthwhile literature. As professional Airmen, we read our field guides and
operational manuals to execute our tasks and functions properly. Throughout
INTRODUCTION
The Philippine Air Force Professional Reading Program is a self-directed
professional development tool established for all PAF personnel in
understanding the military profession, advocating air power and learning
command and leadership from renowned and published literature. This is
aimed at further promoting the intellectual maturity and complement the
existing professional military education courses in the PAF. By developing the
habit of reading, this program shall equip and capacitate PAF Airmen as they
progress in their respective fields.
The CGPAF Professional Reading Lists (CGPAF PRL) provides a list of

relevant and substantial reading materials that can be accessed by both
Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the PAF at all levels. The reading materials in
the CGPAF PRL present a common frame of reference among PAF personnel
throughout their professional advancement. In addition to the recommended
books, periodicals/manuals accessible online based on the above-mentioned
topics are likewise included to supplement the list.
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BASIS FOR SELECTION
The selection of the CGPAF PRL was made with consideration to several
key factors. First, the CGPAF PRL provides a list of books that correspond to the
professional reading of Officers and Enlisted Personnel based on their ranks
and career development. Second, the selected books correspond to the
professional military education (PME) courses’ learning areas developed by the
PAF Officer School and PAF NCO School. Third, the selected books and online
media of the CGPAF PRL focus on subject areas with joint emphasis, instead of
service-centric topics. Fourth, book recommendations from former Strategic
Planners and Air Power advocates of the PAF were also sought. Finally, the
CGPAF PRL has been benchmarked in the list of recommended leadership texts
according to the frequency of their appearance across all Professional Military
Reading Lists in the world, considering not only the distinct educational needs
of PAF Airmen, but also the scope of the topics identified for their
development.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
The CGPAF PRL is divided into three stages. Stage 1 is for Officers with
the ranks of Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Captain, and Enlisted
Personnel with the ranks of Airman, Airman Second Class, Airman First Class,
and Sergeant. Stage 2 is for Officers with the ranks of Major and Lieutenant
Colonel, and Enlisted Personnel with the ranks of Staff Sergeant and Technical
Sergeant. Stage 3 is for Officers with the ranks of Colonel and above, and
Enlisted Personnel with the ranks of Master Sergeant and above. This
differentiation guides PAF Officers and Enlisted Personnel in their professional
reading needs, although it is highly encouraged that avid readers can move
beyond the recommended stage.
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CATEGORIES OF BOOKS AND BOOK TITLES
The CGPAF PRL is divided into five sections as follows:
 Leadership and Management

 Military History and Strategy
 Air Power Studies in War, Campaigns and Battles
 National Security and Regional Strategic Environment
 Technology and Innovation
 Military Reform and Transformation
RECOMMENDED PERIODICALS
The PAF regularly publishes journals and magazines that are useful
references for PAF Airmen. The PAF Library also has a subscription for printed
international periodicals like Military Technology. The listed publications
provide the latest discussions on relevant military topics and developments.
RECOMMENDED ONLINE PERIODICALS AND RESOURCES
A list of online references that will enhance the education of military

professionals is included in the CGPAF PRL. These comprise of journals,
doctrines, and websites relevant for the military and current affairs. The PAF
Library also has an online subscription to the full publication of the Royal
Australian Air Force Air Power Development Center and Joint Doctrine
Publication.
The Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Plan, A-5 looks forward to receiving
recommendations and feedback on how this program can be improved as the PAF Professional
Reading Program will be subjected to yearly review and evaluation. Send in your feedback and
suggestions at dsp.a5hpaf@gmail.com.
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CGPAF PROFESSIONAL READING LIST
STAGE I: 2LT to CPT STAGE II: MAJ to LTC STAGE III: COL and
CATEGORIES
& AM to Sgt & SSg to TSg Above & MSg and Above
1. A Question of Heroes 7. Command & 13. A Soldier's Way: An
Nick Joaquin Leadership Autobiography
Jaime S. De los Santos Collin Powell
2. The 7 Habits of Highly (Available at PAF
Library, FAB, Lipa City) 14. Science, Strategy,
Effective People:
and War: The
Powerful Lessons in
8. Strategic Planning and Strategic Theory of
Personal Change Management: John Boyd
Stephen R. Covey Strategizing, Frans P. B. Osinga
Organizing and
3. Sharing Success- Implementing 15. Command: Twenty-
Owning Failure: Eduardo A. Morató First Century
Preparing to General
Command in the 9. Performance-Based Anthony King
Twenty-First Century Strategy: Tools and
Air Force Techniques for 16. Leaders Eat Last:
Successful Decisions Why Some Teams
David L. Goldfein
Steve Fairbanks, Pull Together and
A. LEADERSHIP (Available online)
Aaron Buchko Others Don't
AND
Simon Sinek
MANAGEMENT 4. Atomic Habits: An Easy 10. The Five Dysfunctions
& Proven Way to Build of a Team: A 17. Warrior Politics:
Good Habits & Break Leadership Fable Why Leadership
Bad Ones Patrick M. Lencioni Demands a Pagan
James Clear Ethos
11. Start with Why: How Robert D Kaplan
5. Daring Young Men: Great Leaders Inspire
The Heroism and Everyone to Take
Action
Triumph of the Berlin
Simon Sinek
Airlift, June 1948-May
1949 Richard Reeves 12. The Fifth Discipline:
The Art & Practice of
6. Rise of the fighter The Learning
generals: The Problem Organization
of Air Force Peter M. Senge
Leadership, 1945-1982
Mike Worden
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STAGE I: 2LT to CPT & AM STAGE II: MAJ to LTC & STAGE III: COL and Above
CATEGORIES
to Sgt SSg to TSg & MSg and Above
18. The First Filipino 24. The Philippines 28. Strategic Air
Leon Ma. Guerrero A Century Warfare: An
Hence interview with
19. Illustrated History of Jose Rizal General Curtis E.
the Philippine Air LeMay, Leon W.
Force (Book I) 25. Rampage: Johnson, David
(Available at OSS MacArthur, A. Burchinal, and
Library, CJVAB, Pasay Yamashita, and Jack J. Catton
City) the Battle of (USAF Warrior
Manila Studies)
20. History of Philippine James M. Scott Richard H Kohn
Aviation
B. MILITARY
Avelino L Zapanta 26. On War
HISTORY
General Carl
AND
21. History of the Armed von Clausewitz
STRATEGY
Forces of the Filipino (Available
People online)
Cesar P. Pobre
27. Bound by War:
22. The Art of War How the United
Sun Tzu States and the
Philippines Built
23. Brassey's America’s First
Encyclopedia of Pacific Century
Military History and Christopher
Biography Capozzola
Franklin D. Margiotta
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STAGE I: 2LT to CPT & AM STAGE II: MAJ to LTC & STAGE III: COL and Above
CATEGORIES
to Sgt SSg to TSg & MSg and Above
29. The Day We 34. The Iraq War: 38. Military Strategy,
Nearly Lost Strategy, Tactics, Joint Operations,
Mindanao and Military and Airpower: An
Fortunato U. Abat Lessons Introduction
(Available at PAF Anthony H. Ryan Burke,
Library, FAB, Lipa Cordesman Michael Fowler,
City) Kevin McCaskey
35. Global Air Power
30. The War in the Air John Andreas
Alan Stephens Olsen
(Available online)
36. Air Power and the
31. Airmen and Air Ground War in
C. AIR
Theory: A Review Vietnam Ideas and
POWER
of the Sources Actions
STUDIES IN
Philip Meilinger Donald J . Mrozek
WAR,
(Available online (Available online)
CAMPAIGNS
and at PAF Library,
AND
FAB, Lipa City) 37. Why Air Forces
BATTLES
Fail: The Anatomy
32. The AFP of Defeat
Mamasapano Robin Higham,
Rescue Operations Stephen J. Harris
OJ3
33. A History of Air

Warfare
John Andreas
Olsen
(Available at PAF
Library, FAB, Lipa
City)
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STAGE I: 2LT to CPT & STAGE II: MAJ to LTC & STAGE III: COL and Above
CATEGORIES
AM to Sgt SSg to TSg & MSg and Above
39. AFP National Military 46. Philippine Security in 53. The World: A Brief
Strategy (NMS) 2019 the Age of Terror: Introduction
National, Regional, and
Richard Haass
40. Philippines National Global Challenges in
Security Policy 2017- the Post- 9/11 World
Rommel C Banlaoi 54. Strategy in Asia: The
2022
Past, Present, and
41. Philippines National 47. Global Trends Paradox Future of Regional
of Progress Security
Defense Strategy
National Intelligence Thomas Mahnken,
Council (Available
42. From Policy To Dan Blumenthal
online)
Strategy: The Quest
for a Real National 48. Global Borderlands 55. Regional Security in
Security Strategy in Fantasy, Violence, and Southeast Asia
the Philippines Empire in Subic Bay, Beyond the ASEAN
Ananda Devi Philippines Way
Domingo-Almase Victoria Reyes Mely Caballero-
(Available online)
Anthony (Available
D. NATIONAL 49. Asia's Cauldron: The
online)
SECURITY AND 43. Debunked: South China Sea and
REGIONAL Uncovering Hard the End of a Stable
STRATEGIC Truths about EDSA, Pacific 56. The New Asian
ENVIRONMENT Martial Law, Marcos, Robert D. Kaplan Hemisphere
Aquino, with a Kishore Mahbubani
Special Section on 50. The Hundred-Year
the Duterte Marathon: China's
57. Diplomacy
Presidency. Secret Strategy to
Henry Kissinger
Rigoberto D. Tiglao Replace America as the
Global Superpower (Available at PAF
Michael Pillsbury Library, FAB, Lipa
44. Strategic
City)
Environmental
51. Israeli National
Assessment in
Security: A New 58. Why Nations Fail:
Action
Strategy for an Era of
Riki Therivel The Origins of
Change
Power, Prosperity,
Charles D. Freilich
45. El Narco: Inside and Poverty
Mexico’s Criminal 52. Unrestricted Warfare: Daron Acemoglu,
Insurgency China's Master Plan to James A. Robinson
Ioan Grillo Destroy America
Qiao Liang, Wang
Xiangsui
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STAGE I: 2LT to CPT & STAGE II: MAJ to LTC & STAGE III: COL and Above
CATEGORIES
AM to Sgt SSg to TSg & MSg and Above
59. The Innovators: 62. The Second Machine 64. Prototype Warfare in
How a Group of Age: Work, Progress, the Fourth Industrial
Hackers, Geniuses, and Prosperity in a Age
and Geeks Created Time of Brilliant Peter Layton
the Digital Technologies (Available online)
Revolution Erik Brynjolfsson
Walter Isaacson 65. Future-Ready
63. Clash of Civilization Leadership:
E. TECHNOLOGY
60. Steve Jobs Samuel Huntington Strategies for the
AND
Walter Isaacson Fourth Industrial
INNOVATION
Revolution
61. Technology and Chris R. Groscurth
Military Doctrine:
Essays on a
Challenging
Relationship
Irving Brinton
Holley
66. The Balanced 69. East Asia’s Military 72. The Soldier and the
Scorecard: Transformation: The State
Translating Revolution in Samuel Huntington
Strategy Into Military Affairs and
Action its Problems 73. Sapiens: A Brief
Robert S. Kaplan Andrew Tan History of
Humankind
67. The Tipping Point: 70. The World Is Flat: A Yuval Noah Harari
F. MILITARY
How Little Things Brief History of the
REFORM AND
TRANSFORMATION Can Make a Big Twenty-first Century
Difference Thomas L. Friedman
Malcolm Gladwell
71. Blue Ocean Strategy
68. The Infinite Game - An insight into the
Simon Sinek Future of Customer
Relationship
Management
Christian Gondek
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ANNOTATIONS OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS
A. Leadership and Management
STAGE I: 2LT to CPT and AM to Sgt

1. A Question of Heroes
Nick Joaquin, 2017
244 pages
Through his critical essays on ten key figures in Philippine history, Nick Joaquin
provides a fresh point of view on Philippine heroes and their role in the
Philippine revolutionary tradition. The author uprooted the heroes out of their
pedestals, and presented their lives and their controversial and not-so-
controversial involvements in the lives of their contemporaries, and how their
personal convictions and decisions altered the fate of this archipelago.
2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Stephen R. Covey, 2004
372 pages
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is recognized as one of the most

influential books ever written. In this seminal work, Stephen R. Covey presents
a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and
professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes,
Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty,
and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change
and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change
creates. The 7 Habits have become so famous because they work. From Habit
1: Be Proactive and Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind, millions of people have
worked their way through the 7 and found in them a key to transforming their
lives. This book has been the key to the success of legions of business leaders
and individuals worldwide.
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3. Sharing Success-Owning Failure: Preparing to Command in the Twenty-First
Century Air Force
David L. Goldfein, 2012
132 pages
Command is the ultimate service. It is a time when we have the singular

responsibility to create and lead strong Air Force units. A time when our
passion for our Air Force and our vision for its future must be overwhelmingly
clear. Early in the “Developing Aerospace Leaders” initiative, we began to focus
on the way in which the institution teaches leadership and prepares airmen for
command. What we found was a wide range of practices and a wide range of
expectations – a complicating factor in today’s Expeditionary Aerospace Force.
We realize that preparing our officers to command effective, mission-oriented
units must be a deliberate process. It must develop our unique airman
perspective, creating commanders who are able to communicate the vision,
have credibility in the mission area, and can lead our people with inspiration
and heart. The foundation of our institution’s effectiveness has always been its
leaders. Colonel Goldfein’s work provides valuable lessons learned and serves
as a worthwhile tool to optimize your effectiveness as a squadron commander.
This book is a must-read, not only for those selected to command a squadron
but for all our young officers, helping them understand what the requirements
of squadron command will be. Remember, command is a unique privilege – a
demanding and crucial position in our Air Force. “Sharing Success – Owning
Failure” takes you a step closer to successfully meeting that challenge.
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4. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad
Ones
James Clear, 2018
320 pages
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving-
-every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation,
reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits,
break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The
problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not
because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system
for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of
your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new
heights.
5. Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-
May 1949
Richard Reeves, 2011
336 pages
Drawing on service records and hundreds of interviews in the United States,

Germany, and Great Britain, Reeves tells the stories of these civilian airmen, the
successors to Stephen Ambrose’s "Citizen Soldiers," ordinary Americans again
called to extraordinary tasks. They did the impossible, living in barns and
muddy tents, flying over Soviet-occupied territory day and night, trying to stay
awake, making it up as they went along and ignoring Russian fighters and
occasional anti-aircraft fire trying to drive them to hostile ground.
The Berlin Airlift changed the world. It ended when Stalin backed down and
lifted the blockade, but only after the bravery and sense of duty of those young
heroes had bought the Allies enough time to create a new West Germany and
sign the mutual defense agreement that created NATO, the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
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6. Rise of the fighter generals: The Problem of Air Force Leadership, 1945-1982
Mike Worden, 2012
296 pages
Numerous studies have focused on American air power, particularly since it

became a dominant force in modern warfare. Yet, only a handful of these
studies have offered a critical evaluation of air leadership, and even fewer have
shown a concern for the institutional dynamics that shape air leadership.
Therefore, at least one study needs to ask, “Who are the air leaders and where
have they come from?” This analysis focuses on the career specialty of Air Force
general officers who served between 1953 and 1973. It indicates the clear
dominance by rated or flying officers (mainly pilots and a few navigators) within
Air Force leadership. The issue here is not whether pilots should dominate the
Air Force—the fact is they do. Rather, a more interesting phenomenon is that
persons who sit on top of the world’s most powerful air force are almost
exclusively fighter pilots; yet, their institution and its doctrine were created
before World War II by bomber pilots.
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STAGE II: MAJ to LTC and SSg to TSg
7. Command & Leadership
Jaime S. De los Santos, 2002
374 pages
Command and Leadership highlights timeless leadership principles that

characterized Lieutenant General Jaime S. De Los Santos’ command of different
units in the Philippine Army and the AFP. It gives a closer look at his military
career and personal struggle that sealed his destiny to become the 42nd
Commanding General of the Philippine Army.
8. Strategic Planning and Management: Strategizing, Organizing and

Implementing
Eduardo A. Morató, 2006
149 pages
The book contains strategic planning process, external assessment: a

framework for organizational strategizing, internal assessment: a framework for
organizational diagnosis, strategy formulation and evaluation, and strategy
implementation and resources mobilization.
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9. Performance-Based Strategy: Tools and Techniques for Successful Decisions
Steve Fairbanks, Aaron Buchko, 2018
328 pages
Executives in today's business environment have never been busier. Time

constraints are ever present. Resources are strained. Strategic planning
constantly competes with the tactical demands of running an organization. To
make matters worse, most organizational leaders, when confronted with the
need for strategic planning, have no idea about how to go about it. They have
plenty of knowledge and information about the organization and their
situation, but no effective tools to analyze their thoughts, to make decisions
that will lead to effective strategies, and most importantly, to create a plan of
action.
10. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (1st Edition)

Patrick M. Lencioni, 2002
229 pages
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni offers a leadership fable

that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five
Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive.
This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating,
complex world of teams. Throughout the story, Lencioni reveals the five
dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often
struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used
to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team. Just
as with his other books, Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful
yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional team
leaders.
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11. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek, 2011
256 pages
Sinek starts with a fundamental question: Why are some people and
organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than
others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and
employees alike? People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright
Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that
people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they
understand the WHY behind it. Start with Why shows that the leaders who've
had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the
same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this
powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which
organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired.
And it all starts with Why.
12. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization
Peter M. Senge, 2006
445 pages
The Fifth Discipline, is based on fifteen years of experience in putting the book’s
ideas into practice. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable
competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than the
competition. The leadership stories in the book demonstrate the many ways
that the core ideas presented seemed radical when first published in 1990, have
become deeply integrated into people’s ways of seeing the world and their
managerial practices. Senge describes how companies can rid themselves of
the learning “disabilities” that threaten their productivity and success by
adopting the strategies of learning organizations—ones in which new and
expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, collective aspiration is set free, and
people are continually learning how to create results they truly desire.
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STAGE III: COL and Above & MSg and Above
13. A Soldier's Way: An Autobiography
Collin Powell, 2001
644 pages
Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem
to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He
overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is
history - Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm - but a history that until
now has been known only on the surface. "A Soldier's Way" is the powerful
story of a life well lived and well told. At a time when Americans feel
disenchanted with their leaders, Powell's passionate views on family, personal
responsibility, and, in his own words, 'the greatness of America and the
opportunities it offers' inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An
utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision.
14. Science, Strategy, and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd
Frans P. B. Osinga, 2007
336 pages
This book aims to redress this state of affairs and re-examines John Boyd’s
original contribution to strategic theory. By highlighting diverse sources that
shaped Boyd’s thinking, and by offering a comprehensive overview of Boyd’s
work, this volume demonstrates that the common interpretation of the
meaning of Boyd’s OODA loop concept is incomplete. It also shows that Boyd’s
work is much more comprehensive, richer and deeper than is generally
thought. With his ideas featuring in the literature on Network Centric Warfare,
a key element of the US and NATO’s so-called ‘military transformation’
programmes, as well as in the debate on Fourth Generation Warfare, Boyd
continues to exert a strong influence on Western military thinking. Dr Osinga
demonstrates how Boyd’s work can helps us to understand the new strategic
threats in the post- 9/11 world, and establishes why John Boyd should be
regarded as one of the most important (post)modern strategic theorists.
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15. Command: Twenty-First Century General
Anthony King, 2019
504 pages
In the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, military

decision-making appears to be in crisis and generals have been subjected to
intense and sustained public criticism. Focusing on the army division, Anthony
King argues that a phenomenon of collective command is developing. In the
twentieth century, generals typically directed and led operations personally,
monopolizing decision-making. As operations have expanded in range and
scope, decision-making has multiplied and diversified. As a result command is
becoming increasingly professionalized and collaborative. Through interviews
with many leading generals and vivid ethnographic analysis of divisional
headquarters, this book provides a unique insight into the transformation of
command in western armies.
16. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Simon Sinek, 2017
368 pages
In his work with organizations around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that
some teams trust each other so deeply that they would literally put their lives
on the line for each other. Other teams, no matter what incentives are offered,
are doomed to infighting, fragmentation and failure. Too many workplaces are
driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust
and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety"
that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside. Sinek
illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories that range from the military to
big business, from government to investment banking.
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17. Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos
Robert D Kaplan, 2003
224 pages
In Warrior Politics, the esteemed journalist and analyst Robert D. Kaplan

explores the wisdom of the ages for answers for today’s leaders. While the
modern world may seem more complex and dangerous than ever before,
Kaplan writes from a deeper historical perspective to reveal how little things
actually change. Indeed, as Kaplan shows us, we can look to history’s most
influential thinkers, who would have understood and known how to navigate
today’s dangerous political waters. Drawing on the timeless work of Sun Tzu,
Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes, among others, Kaplan argues that in a world
of unstable states and an uncertain future, it is increasingly imperative to wrest
from the past what we need to arm ourselves for the road ahead. Wide-ranging
and accessible, Warrior Politics is a bracing book with an increasingly important
message that challenges readers to see the world as it is, not as they would like
it to be.
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B. Military History and Strategy

18. The First Filipino
Leon Ma. Guerrero, 2010
540 pages
The book is a comprehensive biography of the Philippine National Hero, Jose

Rizal. It has been awarded the First Prize in the Rizal Biography Contest under
the auspices of the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission in 1961.
19. History of Philippine Aviation

Avelino L Zapanta, 2014
683 pages
The first one hundred and three years on how aviation has taken root and thrive
in the Philippines. Covers all aspects of aviation including airport, air force,
research and development.
20. History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People

Cesar P. Pobre, 2000
731 pages
This is the story of how a people with hardly any military preparation fought to
unshackle themselves from the Spanish yoke. It relates how they made the
Americans pay dearly for virtually every inch of ground they yielded, not
because they were well-armed, well-fed and well-trained, for they never were,
but because of their effective common sense tactics and strategy, and their
unflinching willingness to die for the country.
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21. The Art of War
Sun Tzu, 2005 (translated by Thomas Cleary)
224 pages
Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of

strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably,
victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand
years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps
the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly
studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by military
leaders since ancient times. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in
conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every
level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory
without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding the physics,
politics, and psychology of conflict.
22. Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography

Franklin D. Margiotta, 2000
1197 pages
A practical, readable reference for anyone interested in military history. The

strength of the work lies in John Keegan's introductory comment about its
purported focus upon the world view of military history.
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23. The Philippines A Century Hence
Jose Rizal, 2015 (Palala Press)
142 pages
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is
part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was
reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work
as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library
stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important
libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the
public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
24. Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila

James M. Scott, 2019
672 pages
In early 1945, General Douglas MacArthur prepared to reclaim Manila,

America’s Pearl of the Orient, which had been seized by the Japanese in 1942.
Convinced the Japanese would abandon the city, he planned a victory parade
down Dewey Boulevard―but the enemy had other plans. The Japanese were
determined to fight to the death. The battle to liberate Manila resulted in the
catastrophic destruction of the city and a rampage by Japanese forces that
brutalized the civilian population, resulting in a massacre as horrific as the Rape
of Nanking. Drawing from war-crimes testimony, after-action reports, and
survivor interviews, Rampage recounts one of the most heartbreaking chapters
of Pacific War history.
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25. On War
General Carl von Clausewitz, 2017
182 pages
On War is formed by the first three volumes and represents his theoretical
explorations. It is one of the most important treatises on political-military
analysis and strategy ever written, and remains both controversial and an
influence on strategic thinking. Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz; 1 June
1780 - 16 November 1831, was a Prussian general and military theorist who
stressed the "moral" and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom
Kriege (On War), was unfinished at his death. Clausewitz was a realist in many
different senses and, while in some respects a romantic, also drew heavily on
the rationalist ideas of the European Enlightenment. Clausewitz's thinking is
often described as Hegelian because of his dialectical method; but, although
he was probably personally acquainted with Hegel, there remains debate as to
whether or not Clausewitz was in fact influenced by him. He stressed the
dialectical interaction of diverse factors, noting how unexpected developments
unfolding under the "fog of war" call for rapid decisions by alert commanders.
He saw history as a vital check on erudite abstractions that did not accord with
experience. In contrast to the early work of Antoine-Henri Jomini, he argued
that war could not be quantified or reduced to mapwork, geometry, and
graphs. Clausewitz had many aphorisms, of which the most famous is "War is
the continuation of politics by other means."
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26. Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America’s
First Pacific Century
Christopher Capozzola, 2020
480 pages
Ever since US troops occupied the Philippines in 1898, generations of Filipinos

have served in and alongside the US armed forces. In Bound by War, historian
Christopher Capozzola reveals this forgotten history, showing how war and
military service forged an enduring, yet fraught, alliance between Americans
and Filipinos. As the US military expanded in Asia, American forces confronted
their Pacific rivals from Philippine bases. And from the colonial-era Philippine
Scouts to post-9/11 contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, Filipinos were crucial
partners in the exercise of US power. Their service reshaped Philippine society
and politics and brought thousands of Filipinos to America. Telling the epic
story of a century of conflict and migration, Bound by War is a fresh, definitive
portrait of this uneven partnership and the two nations it transformed.

27. Strategic Air Warfare: An interview with General Curtis E. LeMay, Leon W.
Johnson, David A. Burchinal, and Jack J. Catton (USAF Warrior Studies)
Richard H Kohn, 2012
160 pages
In June, 1984 some thirty-five of the retired four-star generals of the USAF
gathered in Washington D.C. From that group, several agreed to participate in
a group oral interview on the history of strategic air warfare. Strategic Air
Warfare is part of a continuing series of historical volumes produced by the
Office of Air Force History in direct support of Project Warrior. Since its
beginnings, Project Warrior has captured the imagination of Air Force people
around the world and reawakened a keener appreciation of its fundamental
purpose as a service – to deter war, but to be prepared to fight and wind should
deterrence fail.
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C. Air Power Studies in War, Campaigns and Battles

28. The Day We Nearly Lost Mindanao
Fortunato U. Abat, 1999
311 pages
The book is a chronicled version of the fierce fighting between government

forces and MNLF rebels.
29. The War in the Air, 1914-1994

Alan Stephens, 2001
418 pages
This book contains the proceedings of a conference held by the Royal

Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Canberra in 1994. Since its publication by the
RAAF’s Air Power Studies Centre in that year, the book has become a widely
used reference at universities, military academies, and other educational
institutions around the world. This American edition is a somewhat shortened
version with minor editorial changes. The contributors discuss the evolution of
airpower from World War I to the near future. Essay subjects include World
War I; doctrinal development in the interwar period; strategic bombing and
support of surface forces in World War II; and airpower in the Korean War,
Vietnam War, Arab-Israeli Wars, Falklands War, and Persian Gulf War; plus
coverage of airpower in such peripheral conflicts as Operation El Dorado
Canyon, the Malayan Emergency, and the Israeli raid on the Osirak nuclear
reactor.
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30. Airmen and Air Theory: A Review of the Sources
Phillip Meilinger, 2019
174 pages
Sincere, hardworking, and courageous people find themselves in positions of

responsibility when circumstances of great pith and moment are thrust upon
them. Predicting how individuals will react in such circumstances is remarkably
difficult. Often, people groomed for leadership are found wanting in times of
crisis, and those who do step forward come from unexpected quarters. Such
has been the case with many of our country’s great airmen. Although the
stories of great aviators like Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh, and Chuck
Yeager are important, those men did not command large forces either in
combat or in peace; they had only a temporary effect on the development of
strategy and doctrine. Similarly excluded are civilian political leaders and
industrialists like Stuart Symington and Donald Douglas, 3 even though they
played key roles in their own spheres. What follows are the stories—some
published, some not—of America’s greatest military airmen—some told by
themselves, others by biographers. The order of presentation is roughly
chronological, according to the time during which these men served. The fact
that a surprising number of air luminaries do not appear here means that much
work remains to be done.
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31. A History of Air Warfare
John Andreas Olsen
488 pages
This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that

air power has played in military conflicts over the past century. Comprising of
sixteen essays penned by a global cadre of leading military experts, A History
of Air Warfare chronologically examines the utility of air power from the First
World War to the second Lebanon war, campaign by campaign. Each essay lays
out the objectives, events, and key players of the conflict in question, reviews
the role of air power in the strategic and operational contexts, and explores the
interplay between the political framework and military operations proper. The
concluding section offers wider perspectives by focusing on air and space
power in both unconventional and conventional warfare from 1913 to the
present. More than a simple homage to air power, A History of Air Warfare
exposes air power's strengths and weaknesses and, where relevant, illuminates
the challenges of joint operations and coalition warfare. Because of its critical
approach, even treatment, and historical background, the book will appeal to
modern warfare scholars, air power specialists, and general readers interested
in military history alike.
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32. The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons
Anthony H. Cordesman, 2003
592 pages
In this book, respected military analyst Anthony Cordesman provides the first
in-depth examination of the key issues swirling around the most significant
U.S. war since Vietnam. Finding answers is essential if we are to understand the
United States' awesome power and its place in a new age of international terror
and regional conflict. Finding answers is also essential if we are to draw the
proper lessons and understand the new challenges of conflict termination,
peacemaking, and nation building.
33. Global Air Power

John Andreas Olsen, 2011
560 pages
Global Air Power provides insight into the evolution of air power theory and
practice by examining the experience of six of the world’s largest air
forces―those of the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, Russia, India,
and China―and of representative smaller air forces in Pacific Asia, Latin
America, and continental Europe. The chapters explore how various nations
have integrated air power into their armed forces and how they have applied
air power in both regular and irregular warfare and in peacetime operations. It
also supplements the traditional military perspective with examinations of the
ideological, economic, and cultural factors that give air forces their distinctive
characters. Universal trends as well as similarities and differences among the
world’s air forces are illuminated. Its combination of military history and
sociopolitical analysis makes it valuable to a broad range of historians, air
power specialists, and general readers interested in national defense and
international relations.
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34. Air Power and the Ground War in Vietnam Ideas and Actions
Donald J . Mrozek, 1988
213 pages
Ultimately, this study is about a smaller Vietnam War than that which is
commonly recalled. It focuses on expectations concerning the impact of air
power on the ground war and on some of its actual effects, but it avoids major
treatment of some of the most dramatic air actions of the war, such as the
bombing of Hanoi. To the many who fought the war and believe it ought to
have been conducted on a still larger scale or with fewer restraints, this study
may seem almost perverse, emphasizing as it does the utility of air power in
conducting the conflict as a ground war and without total exploitation of our
most awe-inspiring technology. Although the chapters in this study are
intended to form a coherent and unified argument, each also offers discrete
messages. The chapters are not meant to be definitive. They do not exhaust
available documentary material, and they often rely heavily on published
accounts. Nor do they provide a complete chronological picture of the uses of
air power, even with respect to the ground war. Nor is coverage of areas in
which air power was employed—South Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and North
Vietnam—evenly distributed nor necessarily proportionate to the effort
expended in each place during the war. Lastly, some may find one or another
form of air power either slightly or insufficiently treated. Such criticisms are
beside the point, for the objectives of this study are to explore a comparatively
neglected theme—the impact of air power on the ground—and to encourage
further utilization of lessons drawn from the Vietnam experience.
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35. Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat
Robin Higham, Stephen J. Harris, 2016
450 pages
Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over
airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Here, eminent
historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to
add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of
aerial warfare. Together, the contributors examine the complex, often deep-
seated, reasons for the catastrophic failures of the Russian, Polish, French,
British, Italian, German, Argentine, and American air services. Complemented
by reading lists and suggestions for further research, this seminal study with
two new chapters provides an essential and detailed analysis of defeat.

36. Military Strategy, Joint Operations, and Airpower: An Introduction
Ryan Burke, Michael Fowler, Kevin McCaskey, 2018
344 pages
Military Strategy, Joint Operations, and Airpower will introduce readers to

contemporary strategy and the operational level of war, particularly as it relates
to airpower. This intermediate textbook was developed as required reading for
all US Air Force Academy cadets, and is designed to close the gap between
military theory and military practice. It asks readers to reconceive of the military
as a "profession of effects" rather than as a profession of arms because much
of the military's work and impact no longer involves kinetic warfare. The book
covers strategic foundations; operational design and joint-service operations;
the air, space, and cyber capabilities that make up modern airpower; and
contemporary challenges in the application of strategy.
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D. National Security and Regional Strategic Environment

37. Debunked: Uncovering Hard Truths about EDSA, Martial Law, Marcos,
Aquino, with a Special Section on the Duterte Presidency
Rigoberto D. Tiglao, 2019
454 pages
In his first book, Colossal Deception, award-winning journalist Rigoberto D.

Tiglao exposed the control by foreigners of our telecoms industry. In this new
title, Tiglao delves deeper into why the Philippines has been stuck in a political
and economic quagmire since the EDSA People Power Revolt of 1986. With
hard facts and solid research, Tiglao debunks the myths and fallacies
propagated by the ruling elites to keep their hold onto power. The revelations
abound in this book that is destined to be a classic must-read for the new
generation.
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38. Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action
Riki Therivel, 2010
384 pages
This practical guide, written by a practitioner for practitioners, presents a

coherent and straightforward 'how-to-do-it' approach to the strategic
environmental assessment (SEA) process. Part one provides an overview of the
aims, principles, advantages and problems of SEA as well as looking at key SEA
regulations and their requirements. Part two examines the SEA process in
considerable detail including setting the policy context, describing the
baseline, identifying alternatives, predicting and evaluating impacts and using
the SEA information in decision-making. Part three is devoted to assuring SEA
quality with a discussion of resources and capacity building. This new edition
incorporates five years' worth of practical application of the SEA Directive and
SEA practice more broadly.
39. El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency

Ioan Grillo, 2012
336 pages
The world has watched, stunned, the bloodshed in Mexico. And it is all because
a few Americans are getting high. Or is it part of a worldwide shadow economy
that threatens Mexico's democracy? The United States throws Black Hawk
helicopters, DEA assistance, and lots of money at the problem. But in secret,
Washington is at a loss. El Narco is not a gang; it is a movement and an industry
drawing in hundreds of thousands, from bullet-riddled barrios to marijuana-
covered mountains. The conflict spawned by El Narco has given rise to
paramilitary death squads battling from Guatemala to the Texas border (and
sometimes beyond). In this book, Ioan Grillo draws the first definitive portrait
of Mexico's cartels and how they have radically transformed.
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40. Philippine Security in the Age of Terror: National, Regional, and Global
Challenges in the Post- 9/11 World
Rommel C Banlaoi, 2018
376 pages
In Philippine Security in the Age of Terror: National, Regional, and Global

Challenges in the Post-9/11 World, Banlaoi illustrates the increasing complexity
of the issues. Divided into three sections, the book explores why a nation’s
security can no longer be just about its military or only about what is happening
within its borders. Section I reviews issues specific to the Philippine people,
including politics, national identity, globalization, and local and military
security. Section II moves to bilateral security issues to report on security
interests and collaborations with the United States, China, and Australia―as
well as with India, Japan, and Russia. Section III examines selected global,
regional, and multilateral issues such as maritime security, piracy, and the
ASEAN Regional Forum. The comprehensive approach and coverage within the
book reflects the author’s diverse interests as a scholar of politics, security,
terrorism, and international relations. More importantly, it documents an
intellectual journey that national policymakers across the world need to
consider if they hope to achieve the shift in thinking that will promote the well-
being of the world’s populations as the strategic centerpiece of any war on
terrorism.
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41. Global Trends Paradox of Progress
National Intelligence Council, 2017
236 pages
Thinking about the future is vital but hard. Crises keep intruding, making it all
but impossible to look beyond daily headlines to what lies over the horizon. In
those circumstances, thinking “outside the box,” to use the cliché, too often
loses out to keeping up with the inbox. That is why every four years the
National Intelligence Council (NIC) undertakes a major assessment of the
forces and choices shaping the world before us over the next two decades. This
version, the sixth in the series, is titled, “Global Trends: The Paradox of
Progress.” It may look like a report, but it is really an invitation, an invitation to
discuss, debate and inquire further about how the future could unfold.
Certainly, we do not pretend to have the definitive “answer.” This edition of
Global Trends revolves around a core argument about how the changing
nature of power is increasing stress both within countries and between
countries, and bearing on vexing transnational issues. The main section lays
out the key trends, explores their implications, and offers up three scenarios to
help readers imagine how different choices and developments could play out
in very different ways over the next several decades. The fact that the National
Intelligence Council regularly publishes an unclassified assessment of the world
surprises some people, but our intent is to encourage open and informed
discussions about future risks and opportunities. Moreover, Global Trends is
unclassified because those screens of secrets that dominate our daily work are
not of much help in peering out beyond a year or two. What is a help is
reaching out not just to experts and government officials but also to students,
women’s groups, entrepreneurs, transparency advocates, and beyond.
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42. Global Borderlands Fantasy, Violence, and Empire in Subic Bay, Philippines
Victoria Reyes, 2019
312 pages
The U.S. military continues to be an overt presence in the Philippines, and a

reminder of the country's colonial past. Using Subic Bay (a former U.S. military
base, now a Freeport Zone) as a case study, Victoria Reyes argues that its
defining feature is its ability to elicit multiple meanings. For some, it is a symbol
of imperialism and inequality, while for others, it projects utopian visions of
wealth and status. Drawing on archival and ethnographic data, Reyes describes
the everyday experiences of people living and working in Subic Bay, and makes
a case for critically examining similar spaces across the world. This new unit of
globalization provides a window into broader economic and political relations,
the consequences of legal ambiguity, and the continuously reimagined
identities of the people living there. Rejecting colonialism as merely a historical
backdrop, Reyes demonstrates how it is omnipresent in our modern world.
43. Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
Robert D. Kaplan, 2015
256 pages
In Asia’s Cauldron, Robert D. Kaplan offers up a vivid snapshot of the nations

surrounding the South China Sea, the conflicts brewing in the region at the
dawn of the twenty-first century, and their implications for global peace and
stability. One of the world’s most perceptive foreign policy experts, Kaplan
interprets America’s interests in Asia in the context of an increasingly assertive
China. He explains how the region’s unique geography fosters the growth of
navies but also impedes aggression. And he draws a striking parallel between
China’s quest for hegemony in the South China Sea and the United States’
imperial adventure in the Caribbean more than a century ago.
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44. The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America
as the Global Superpower
Michael Pillsbury, 2016
352 pages
Based on interviews with Chinese defectors and newly declassified, previously

undisclosed national security documents, The Hundred-Year Marathon reveals
China's secret strategy to supplant the United States as the world's dominant
power, and to do so by 2049, the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding
of the People's Republic. Michael Pillsbury, a fluent Mandarin speaker who has
served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government since the
days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, draws on his decades of contact
with the "hawks" in China's military and intelligence agencies and translates
their documents, speeches, and books to show how the teachings of traditional
Chinese statecraft underpin their actions. He offers an inside look at how the
Chinese really view America and its leaders – as barbarians who will be the
architects of their own demise. Pillsbury also explains how the U.S. government
has helped – sometimes unwittingly and sometimes deliberately – to make this
"China Dream" come true, and he calls for the United States to implement a
new, more competitive strategy toward China as it really is, and not as we might
wish it to be. The Hundred-Year Marathon is a wake-up call as we face the
greatest national security challenge of the twenty-first century.
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45. Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change
Charles D. Freilich, 2018
496 pages
National security has been at the forefront of the Israeli experience for seven
decades, with threats ranging from terrorism, to vast rocket and missile
arsenals, and even existential nuclear dangers. Yet, despite its overwhelming
preoccupation with foreign and defense affairs, Israel does not have a formal
national security strategy. In Israeli National Security, Chuck Freilich presents
an authoritative analysis of the military, diplomatic, demographic, and societal
challenges Israel faces today, to propose a comprehensive and long-term
Israeli national security strategy. The heart of the new strategy places greater
emphasis on restraint, defense, and diplomacy as means of addressing the
challenges Israel faces, along with the military capacity to deter and, if
necessary, defeat Israel's adversaries, while also maintaining the resolve of its
society.
46. Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America

Qiao Liang, Wang Xiangsui, 2015
212 pages
Military strategists Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui argue that this dynamic is a
crucial weakness in the American military, and that this blind spot with regard
to alternative forms warfare could be effectively exploited by enemies.
Unrestricted Warfare concerns the many ways in which this might occur, and,
in turn, suggests what the United States might do to defend itself. The
traditional mentality that offensive action is limited to military action is no
longer adequate given the range of contemporary threats and the rising costs-
both in dollars and lives lost-of traditional warfare. Instead, Liang and Xiangsui
suggest the significance of alternatives to direct military confrontation,
including international policy, economic warfare, attacks on digital
infrastructure and networks, and terrorism.
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47. The World: A Brief Introduction
Richard Haass, 2020
400 pages
The World is designed to provide readers of any age and experience with the
essential background and building blocks they need to make sense of this
complicated and interconnected world. It will empower them to manage the
flood of daily news. Readers will become more informed, discerning citizens,
better able to arrive at sound, independent judgments. While it is impossible
to predict what the next crisis will be or where it will originate, those who read
The World will have what they need to understand its basics and the principal
choices for how to respond. In short, this book will make readers more globally
literate and put them in a position to make sense of this era. Global literacy--
knowing how the world works--is a must, as what goes on outside a country
matters enormously to what happens inside. Although the United States is
bordered by two oceans, those oceans are not moats. And the so-called Vegas
rule--what happens there stays there--does not apply in today's world to
anyone anywhere. U.S. foreign policy is uniquely American, but the world
Americans seek to shape is not. Globalization can be both good and bad, but
it is not something that individuals or countries can opt out of. Even if we want
to ignore the world, it will not ignore us. The choice we face is how to respond.
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48. Strategy in Asia: The Past, Present, and Future of Regional Security
Thomas Mahnken, Dan Blumenthal, 2014
314 pages
Some of the United States' greatest challenges over the coming decades are
likely to emanate from the Asia-Pacific region. China and India are rising and
Militant Islam continues to take root in Pakistan, while nuclear proliferation
threatens to continue in fits and starts. If America is to meet these challenges
comprehensively, strategists will have to learn more about Asia, and Asian
scholars, policymakers, and analysts will need to understand better the
enduring and timeless principles of strategy. Based on the premise therefore
that the increasing strategic weight of the Asia-Pacific region warrants greater
attention from both scholars and practitioners alike, Strategy in Asia: The Past,
Present, and Future of Regional Security aims to marry the fields of strategic
studies and Asian studies in order to help academics and practitioners to begin
addressing these challenges. The book uses the lenses of geography, culture,
and economics to examine in depth the strategic context that Asia presents to
the major nations of the region―including the U.S. as a Pacific nation―and
the strategic scenarios that may well play out in the region in the near future.
Specific attention is paid to Asia as a warfighting environment, and to the
warfighting traditions and current postures of the major nations.
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49. Regional Security in Southeast Asia Beyond the ASEAN Way
Mely Caballero-Anthony, 2005
328 pages
The book examines ASEAN's mechanisms in managing challenges and threats

to regional security. Its extensive analyses of the ASEAN story of managing
regional security cover the different phases of ASEAN's development as a
regional organization and explore the perceptible changes that have occurred
in regional mechanisms of conflict management. The book also examines the
roles of relevant actors beyond the states of ASEAN and the key interactions
that have evolved over time, which have been instrumental in moving regional
mechanisms beyond the ASEAN way. The book argues that the ASEAN way has
not been impervious to change. As the association finds its way through
periods of crises and continues to confront the many challenges ahead, ASEAN
and its mechanisms are already being transformed beyond the narrow confines
of the modalities associated with the ASEAN way. The changes in the political
and security landscape of the region, as well as the democratic transitions
taking place in some member states, have set the stage for a much more
dynamic set of regional actors and processes that bring into question the kind
of regionalism that is now taking place in the region. This book therefore
attempts to capture these evolving dynamics and examines the way
regionalism is changing in Southeast Asia.
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50. The New Asian Hemisphere
Kishore Mahbubani, 2009
336 pages
For two centuries Asians have been bystanders in world history, reacting
defenselessly to the surges of Western commerce, thought, and power. That
era is over. Asia is returning to the center stage it occupied for eighteen
centuries before the rise of the West. By 2050, three of the world's largest
economies will be Asian: China, India, and Japan. In The New Asian Hemisphere,
Kishore Mahbubani argues that Western minds need to step outside their
“comfort zone” and prepare new mental maps to understand the rise of Asia.
The West, he says, must gracefully share power with Asia by giving up its
automatic domination of global institutions from the IMF to the World Bank,
from the G7 to the UN Security Council. Only then will the new Asian powers
reciprocate by becoming responsible stakeholders in a stable world order.
51. Diplomacy
Henry Kissinger, 1995
912 pages
A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from

the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of
relations with China. The seminal work on foreign policy and the art of
diplomacy. Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow
accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how
the art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America’s
approach to foreign affairs has always differed vastly from that of other nations.
Brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive, Diplomacy stands as the
culmination of a lifetime of diplomatic service and scholarship. It is vital reading
for anyone concerned with the forces that have shaped our world today and
will impact upon it tomorrow.
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52. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, 2013
544 pages
Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made

political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of
it). Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably
homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest
on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest.
The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and
allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities. The economic
success thus spurred was sustained because the government became
accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people. Sadly,
the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression,
and very different economic institutions—with no end in sight. The differences
between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely
different institutional trajectories.
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E. Technology and Innovation

53. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the
Digital Revolution
Walter Isaacson, 2015
560 pages
The Innovators is a masterly saga of collaborative genius destined to be the

standard history of the digital revolution—and an indispensable guide to how
innovation really happens. Isaacson begins the adventure with Ada Lovelace,
Lord Byron’s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s.
He explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital
revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R.
Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs,
Tim Berners-Lee, and Larry Page. This is the story of how their minds worked
and what made them so inventive. It’s also a narrative of how their ability to
collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative.
For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork, The
Innovators is “a sweeping and surprisingly tenderhearted history of the digital
age”.
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54. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, 2015
656 pages
Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two
years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends,
adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a
riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a
creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive
revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music,
phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Isaacson’s portrait touched
millions of readers. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its
innovative edge, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied
imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first
century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where
leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.
55. Technology and Military Doctrine: Essays on a Challenging Relationship

Irving Brinton Holley, 2004
160 pages
This compilation of essays includes copies of speeches and articles that Dr. I. B.
Holley Jr., Major General, USAFR, retired, has delivered and written throughout
his career as a military officer and scholar of military history and thought. In
these essays, Holley primarily addresses the need for the Air Force to adapt its
doctrine and the processes of formulating and disseminating that guidance as
the technology of air and space warfare improves. Dr. Holley’s common
message throughout is that the process of how the Air Force develops its
doctrine and preaches and teaches that doctrine to its Airmen is as important
or, perhaps, more so than its content.
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56. The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of
Brilliant Technologies
Erik Brynjolfsson, 2016
336 pages
In The Second Machine Age MIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee―two
thinkers at the forefront of their field―reveal the forces driving the reinvention
of our lives and our economy. As the full impact of digital technologies is felt,
we will realize immense bounty in the form of dazzling personal technology,
advanced infrastructure, and near-boundless access to the cultural items that
enrich our lives. Amid this bounty will also be wrenching change. Professions
of all kinds―from lawyers to truck drivers―will be forever upended.
Companies will be forced to transform or die. Recent economic indicators
reflect this shift: fewer people are working, and wages are falling even as
productivity and profits soar. A fundamentally optimistic book, The Second
Machine Age alters how we think about issues of technological, societal, and
economic progress.
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57. Clash of Civilization and the Remaking of World Order
Samuel P. Huntington, 2011
368 pages
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become a
classic work of international relations and one of the most influential books
ever written about foreign affairs. An insightful and powerful analysis of the
forces driving global politics, it is as indispensable to our understanding of
American foreign policy today as the day it was published. As former National
Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says in his new foreword to the book, it
“has earned a place on the shelf of only about a dozen or so truly enduring
works that provide the quintessential insights necessary for a broad
understanding of world affairs in our time.” Samuel Huntington explains how
clashes between civilizations are the greatest threat to world peace but also
how an international order based on civilizations is the best safeguard against
war.

58. Prototype Warfare in the Fourth Industrial Age
Peter Layton, 2019
Australian companies, researchers and academics are being pushed by the

Australian Government to embrace the fourth industrial revolution. The effect
of this push will change the way of preparing for and waging war, as the
definition and characteristics of warfare will be changed by the adoption of
new technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence, augmented and
virtual reality systems, and additive manufacturing. This monograph outlines
the fourth industrial revolution and discusses how best to leverage off these
continually changing innovations through experimentation, prototyping and a
hyper-connected defence-industry-academia ecosystem.
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59. Future-Ready Leadership: Strategies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Chris R. Groscurth, 2018
180 pages
The technological and economic forces of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR)
are shifting organizations in radical new directions. Automation is taking place
not only in factories but in retail environments, and it is not just powerful or
precise: it is intelligent, and it learns. Leaders must learn to rely on new sources
of data, analytics, and intelligence in their efforts to anticipate emerging trends,
forecast unforeseen consequences, make sense of systems and complexity,
communicate constantly, build strong networks based on trust, and ultimately,
win a following. Future-Ready Leadership is an invaluable resource for leaders
and leadership educators seeking to transform 4IR trends into a source of
collaborative (as opposed to competitive) advantage.
F. Military Reform and Transformation

60. The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action
Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, 1996
336 pages
The Balanced Scorecard translates a company's vision and strategy into a

coherent set of performance measures. The four perspectives of the scorecard-
-financial measures, customer knowledge, internal business processes, and
learning and growth--offer a balance between short-term and long-term
objectives, between outcomes desired and performance drivers of those
outcomes, and between hard objective measures and softer, more subjective
measures. In the first part, Kaplan and Norton provide the theoretical
foundations for the Balanced Scorecard; in the second part, they describe the
steps organizations must take to build their own Scorecards; and, finally, they
discuss how the Balanced Scorecard can be used as a driver of change.
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61. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell, 2002
301 pages
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior
crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person
can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push
cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime
rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and
brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the
way people throughout the world think about selling products and
disseminating ideas.
62. The Infinite Game

Simon Sinek, 2019
272 pages
In this revelatory new book, Simon Sinek offers a framework for leading with
an infinite mindset. On one hand, none of us can resist the fleeting thrills of a
promotion earned or a tournament won, yet these rewards fade quickly. In
pursuit of a Just Cause, we will commit to a vision of a future world so appealing
that we will build it week after week, month after month, year after year.
Although we do not know the exact form this world will take, working toward
it gives our work and our life meaning. Leaders who embrace an infinite
mindset build stronger, more innovative, more inspiring organizations.
Ultimately, they are the ones who lead us into the future.
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63. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman, 2007
660 pages
In this new edition, Thomas L. Friedman includes fresh stories and insights to
help us understand the flattening of the world. Weaving new information into
his overall thesis, and answering the questions he has been most frequently
asked by parents across the country, this third edition also includes two new
chapters--on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur in a flat
world; and on the more troubling question of how to manage our reputations
and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures.
64. Blue Ocean Strategy - An insight into the Future of Customer Relationship
Management
Christian Gondek, 2011
52 pages
This paper contains a Strategic Management Assignment written in 2011 for a

MBA course at the FOM in Germany. It demonstrates how to easily apply the
Blue Ocean Strategy in order to draft an insight into the future of Customer
Relationship Management.
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65. The Soldier and the State
Samuel Huntington, 1981
560 pages
In a classic work, Samuel P. Huntington challenges most of the old assumptions

and ideas on the role of the military in society. Stressing the value of the
military outlook for American national policy, Huntington has performed the
distinctive task of developing a general theory of civil–military relations and
subjecting it to rigorous historical analysis. Huntington describes the revolution
in American civil–military relations which took place during World War II when
the military emerged from their shell, assumed the leadership of the war, and
adopted the attitudes of a liberal society. Part Three continues with an analysis
of the problems of American civil–military relations in the era of World War II
and the Korean War: the political roles of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the difference
in civil–military relations between the Truman and Eisenhower administrations,
the role of Congress, and the organization and functioning of the Department
of Defense. Huntington concludes that Americans should reassess their liberal
values on the basis of a new understanding of the conservative realism of the
professional military men.
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66. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, 2018
464 pages
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans
inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened
to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of
humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah
Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000
years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role
evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of
empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted
narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and
examine specific events within the context of larger ideas. Dr. Harari also
compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have
begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past
four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world
around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want
to become?
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RECOMMENDED PERIODICALS
1. Aerogramme
Air Warfare Center, AETDC
Quarterly
A quarterly publication of Air Power Center which was adopted to the concept
of the British during WWII by employing a lightweight self- sealing letter card
and for air mail purposes for its forces on the ground
2. Airforce Review
Office of Special Studies, CJVAB
Quarterly
This publication aims to encourage the PAF personnel’s awareness and to

encourage discussions on strategic developments and national security in
relation to air power.
3. Military Technology
Monthly
It is one of the world's leading international tri-service defense monthly

magazines in English language. It covers all aspects of modern defense
technology, requirements, procurements and programs. The PAF Library at
FAB, Lipa City has a paid subscription for this magazine.
4. Perspective Journal
Air Warfare Center, AETDC
Annually
An annual publication of Air Warfare Center to increase the PAF Personnel

awareness on air power, acknowledge the airman’s experience and their
respective roles in the development of Air Power campaign.
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RECOMMENDED ONLINE
PERIODICALS AND RESOURCES
1. Air and Space Magazine
https://www.airspacemag.com
Articles in the magazine involve topics related to aviation, space travel, and
space-related physics.
2. Air Force Magazine

https://www.airforcemag.com
It is the monthly journal of the Air Force Association and among the world’s
foremost publications on defense, aerospace, and airpower. Covering Air Force
authoritative source for insight and analysis about airpower, space power, and
US and allied defense strategy.
3. Air Force Monthly

https://airforcesmonthly.keypublishing.com
Devoted entirely to modern military aircraft and their air arms. It has built up a
formidable reputation worldwide by reporting from places not generally
covered by other military magazines. Its world news is the best around,
covering all aspects of military aviation, region by region; offering features on
the strengths of the world's air forces, their conflicts, weaponry and exercises.
4. Air Force News

https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/news-and events/publications
Publication site of Singapore Ministry of Defense online journals.
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5. Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/aulimp
The Air University Library’s Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP) is a subject

index to significant articles, news items, and editorials from English Language
military and aeronautical periodicals. The Index contains citations since 1990
and are being updated quarterly. The Defense Technical Information Center
(DTIC) hosts it. Several of the AULIMP journals have Internet web sites
hyperlinked for users to see exactly what each publication makes available, as
many provide full-text articles.
6. Air University Publications

https://www.airuniversity.af.edu
The Air University publications includes, Air University Press; Air & Space Power
Journal; Strategic Studies Quarterly; Journal of the Americas; Journal of
European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs; Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs;
Journal of Military Conflict Transformation and Wild Blue Yonder Digital
Journal.
7. Armed Forces Journal International

http://www.afji.com
AFJI contains articles on the defense policies, forces, and industries of other
nations, along with those of the United States. It evolved from a strictly
American military journal to a more international one that reaches out to policy
makers, military strategists and officers at home and abroad. Full text of current
and past issues are available online.
8. Jane’s Information Group

http://www.janes.com
This is the most trusted authority on a wide variety of military affairs.
This is the most trusted authority on a55

wide variety of military affairs.
This is the most trusted authority on a wide variety of military affairs.
9. Joint Doctrine Publications
https://www.jcs.mil/Doctrine/Joint-Doctine-Pubs
Online sites, that regarding joint doctrine which presents fundamental

principles that guide the employment of US military forces in coordinated and
integrated action toward a common objective. The PAF Library has online
subscription to the full publication of the Joint Doctrine Publications.
10. Military Watch Magazine

https://militarywatchmagazine.com
Provider of reliable and insightful analysis into military and military related
affairs across the world. From Asia-Pacific tensions to conflict in Europe and
Africa, an understanding of military developments is key to fully
comprehending foreign relations and politics today.
11. NDCP Executive Policy Brief

http://www.ndcp.edu.ph/index.php/ndcp-publication
A publication series on national security issues by the National Defense College

of the Philippines
12. RAAF Air Power Development Centre

http://airpower.airforce.gov.au
Home of the Royal Australian Air Force’s philosophical and application level
doctrine publication series. The PAF Library has online subscription to the full
publication of the Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Center.
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EDITOR COL ALVIN M HATE MNSA (PAF)

ASSISTANT EDITOR MAJ PAUL RYAN C YU PAF

COVER LAYOUT 1LT MICHAEL JORDAN E TORRES PAF

Consistent with nurturing a culture of excellence, all PAF Airmen must be

In this first edition of the Commanding General, Philippine Air Force

LTGEN ALLEN T PAREDES PAF

Our typical military duties demand most of our schedule to be spent in

The CGPAF Professional Reading Lists (CGPAF PRL) provides a list of

The CGPAF PRL is divided into five sections as follows:

 Leadership and Management

RECOMMENDED ONLINE PERIODICALS AND RESOURCES

A list of online references that will enhance the education of military

33. A History of Air

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2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is recognized as one of the most

Command is the ultimate service. It is a time when we have the singular

Drawing on service records and hundreds of interviews in the United States,

Numerous studies have focused on American air power, particularly since it

Command and Leadership highlights timeless leadership principles that

8. Strategic Planning and Management: Strategizing, Organizing and

The book contains strategic planning process, external assessment: a

Executives in today's business environment have never been busier. Time

10. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (1st Edition)

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni offers a leadership fable

In the wake of the troubled campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, military

In Warrior Politics, the esteemed journalist and analyst Robert D. Kaplan

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The book is a comprehensive biography of the Philippine National Hero, Jose

19. History of Philippine Aviation

20. History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People

Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of

22. Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography

A practical, readable reference for anyone interested in military history. The

24. Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila

In early 1945, General Douglas MacArthur prepared to reclaim Manila,

Ever since US troops occupied the Philippines in 1898, generations of Filipinos

STAGE III: COL and Above & MSg and Above

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The book is a chronicled version of the fierce fighting between government

29. The War in the Air, 1914-1994

This book contains the proceedings of a conference held by the Royal

Sincere, hardworking, and courageous people find themselves in positions of

This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that

33. Global Air Power

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Military Strategy, Joint Operations, and Airpower will introduce readers to

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In his first book, Colossal Deception, award-winning journalist Rigoberto D.

This practical guide, written by a practitioner for practitioners, presents a

39. El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency

In Philippine Security in the Age of Terror: National, Regional, and Global

The U.S. military continues to be an overt presence in the Philippines, and a

In Asia’s Cauldron, Robert D. Kaplan offers up a vivid snapshot of the nations

Based on interviews with Chinese defectors and newly declassified, previously

46. Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America

The book examines ASEAN's mechanisms in managing challenges and threats

A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made

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The Innovators is a masterly saga of collaborative genius destined to be the

55. Technology and Military Doctrine: Essays on a Challenging Relationship

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