The initial Army reading list included the following books:
For the Common Defense in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
Closing With the Enemy: How GIs Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
Patton: A Genius for War in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
In The Company Of Heroes in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant Volume 2 in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
The Philippine War, 1899-1902 in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, And Vietnam (Modern War Studies) in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
Challenge of Command (West Point Military History Series) in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
George C. Marshall: Soldier-Statesman of the American Century in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
The Generals' War : The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
On Becoming a Leader: The Leadership Classic in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
The Art Of War in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
The Future of the Army Profession, Revised and Expanded Second Edition in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
War in European History in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
The Peloponnesian War in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
Victory On The Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies The Pentagon in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
The Challenge of Change: Military Institutions and New Realities, 1918-1941 (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar) in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
Transformation Under Fire: Revolutionizing How America Fights in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
Face of Battle in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam in the 'Cadets, Soldiers, and Junior NCOs' section.
America's First Battles, 1776-1965 in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
East of Chosin: Entrapment and Breakout in Korea, 1950 in the 'Company-Grade Officers, WO1–CW3, and Company Cadre NCOs' section.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era in the 'Master Sergeant' section.
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam in the 'Senior Leaders above Brigade Level' section.
On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace in the 'Gunnery Sergeant' section.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era in the 'Field-Grade Officers, CW4–CW5, and Senior NCOs' section.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era in the 'Master Sergeant' section.
The General (Great War Stories) in the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.
No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal The Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining, USMC in the 'Master Gunnery Sergeant' section.