(source) Among the many challenges confronting soldiers are the complex warfighting, technological and social changes of our times. Numerous "revolutions" in technology, military affairs and other disciplines have added new complexities to military operations. Furthermore, "defence management" has also brought the adoption of new skills. Now more than ever we require a more thorough understanding of a myriad of interrelated subjects, such as doctrine, training, international relations, history and other topics to complete our duties. Although some of these subjects are covered to varying degrees through professional development or training, the onus still remains with the individual to read and study the literature. This is the raison d’etre of the Army Reading List. It is to provide an instructive guide to members of the Land Force to explore the more suitable works on any given subject. The list not exhaustive, nor is it a limit to what we read; rather, for those seeking professional knowledge, it is a start point to enhance professional knowledge. All members of the Land Force are encouraged to use the list, to read the titles presented and to debate these subjects at length, at work, in the messes or through professional journals. Not only will this improve each individual it will also help prepare the Army for the challenges it will face tomorrow.
This list was revised 5 months ago.
- Doctrine, Training and Professionalism
- Military Theory - General
- Military Theory - Manoeuvre Warfare
- Military Theory - Logistics
- Canadian Military Heritage
- Military History - General and Reference
- Military History - Ancient
- Military History - Early Modern
- Military History - Modern General
- Military History - Napoleonic Era
- Military History - North America
- Military History - First World War
- Military History - Second World War
- Military History - The Korean Conflict
- Military History - Cold War
- Military History - Post-Cold War Period
- Campaign and Battle Studies
- Leadership and Biography
- The Human Factor
- Technology
- Future Warfare
- Peacekeeping and Peace Support Operations
- Politics, International Relations and Economics
- Ethics, Domestic Issues and Social Trends
- Fiction
Doctrine, Training and Professionalism
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Race to the Swift: Thoughts on Twenty-First Century Warfare
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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age
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The Anatomy of Victory: Battle Tactics 1689-1763
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Fit for Service: The Training of the British Army, 1715-1795 (Oxford University Press academic monograph reprints)
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Canadian Brass: The Making of a Professional Army, 1860-1939
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Lament for an Army: The Decline of Canadian Military Professionalism (Contemporary Affairs Series)
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Military Theory - General
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The Art of War by Baron De Jomini - Special Edition
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The Transformation of War: The Most Radical Reinterpretation of Armed Conflict Since Clausewitz
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Clausewitz in English: The Reception of Clausewitz in Britain and America, 1815-1945
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Military Theory - Manoeuvre Warfare
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The Operational Art: Developments in the Theories of War
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Art of Maneuver: Maneuver-Warfare Theory and Airland Battle
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Forward into Battle: Fighting Tactics from Waterloo to the Near Future
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Des principes de la guerre (Acteurs de l'histoire) (French Edition)
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Military Theory - Logistics
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Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton
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Arteries of War a History of Military Tr
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British Logistics on the Western Front: 1914-1919
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Canadian Military Heritage
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The Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign (Stackpole Military History Series)
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The Canadian Military Experience 1867-1995: A Bibliography (Monograph Series (Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Directorate of History), No. 2.)
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Canadian Military Heritage: 1872-2000 v. 3
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Canadian Military Heritage: 1755-1871 v. 2
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Canadian Military Heritage: 1000-1754 v. 1
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His Majesty's Indian Allies: British Indian Policy in the Defence of Canada 1774-1815
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Military History - General and Reference
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History Of The German General Staff, 1657-1945
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The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present
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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)
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Military History - Ancient
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The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third (Johns Hopkins Paperbacks)
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Military History - Early Modern
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Reveries or Memoirs upon the Art of War: To Which Are Added Some Original Letters, upon Various Military Subjects, Wrote by the Count to the Late King ... Which Were (The West Point Military Library)
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The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800
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Military Experience in the Age of Reason
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Military History - Modern General
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Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War 1899-1902
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The Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 18701871
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Military History - Napoleonic Era
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Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon
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Military History - North America
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The Incredible War of 1812: A Military History
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Battle Tactics of the American Civil War
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Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
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Military History - First World War
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How the War Was Won: Command and Technology in the British Army on the Western Front: 1917-1918
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Shock Army of the British Empire: The Canadian Corps in the Last 100 Days of the Great War (Praeger Series in War Studies)
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Surviving Trench Warfare: Technology and the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918
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The Great War Generals on the Western Front, 1914-18
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Battle Tactics of the Western Front: The British Army`s Art of Attack, 1916-18
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Military History - Second World War
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TUG OF WAR: The Battle for Italy 1943 - 1945 (Pen & Sword Military Classics)
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Decision in Normandy: The Real Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign
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The Evolution of Blitzkrieg Tactics: Germany Defends Itself Against Poland, 1918-1933 (Contributions in Military Studies)
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Military History - The Korean Conflict
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This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History - Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
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Military History - Cold War
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War Without Battles: Canada's NATO Brigade in Germany 1951-1993
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The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: Canadian Involvement Reconsidered
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Military History - Post-Cold War Period
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In the Eye of the Storm: Commanding the Desert Rats in the Gulf War
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Campaign and Battle Studies
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Anthologie mondiale de la stratégie. Des origines au nucléaire
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Leadership and Biography
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Leadership in Organizations (4th Edition)
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The Forgotten Soldier (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
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The Anatomy of Courage: The Classic WWI Study of the Psychological Effects of War
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Sam Hughes: The Public Career of a Controversial Canadian, 1885-1916 (Canadian War Museum Historical Publications)
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The Human Factor
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Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
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Damn the Torpedoes: Fighting Words, Rallying Cries, and the Hidden History of Warfare
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Etudes Sur Le Combat (1880) (French Edition)
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Technology
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The pursuit of power: Technology, armed force, and society since A.D. 1000
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Montgomerys Scientists: Operational Research in Northwest Europe
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Future Warfare
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Target Bosnia: Integrating Information Activities in Peace Operations : Nato-Led Operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, December 1995-1997
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The Principles of War for the Information Age
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Peacekeeping and Peace Support Operations
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Blue Helmets: The Strategy of UN Military Operations
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Soldiers of Diplomacy: The United Nations, Peacekeeping, and the New World Order
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Significant Incident: Canada's Army, the Airborne, and the Murder in Somalia
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Politics, International Relations and Economics
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Ministers and Generals: Politics and the Canadian Militia, 1868-1904
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Invisible and Inaudible in Washington: American Policies Toward Canada (Canadian Studies)
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
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Ethics, Domestic Issues and Social Trends
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War, morality, and the military profession
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Sex in the Snow : Canadian Social Values at the End of the Millennium
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Fiction
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Red Badge Of Courage: An Episode Of The American Civil War
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