NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Have you checked out the reading list of the Commander of U.S. Special Operation Command? You should. Here is what Gen. Joseph L. Votel wants you to read.
Leadership
The Savior Generals, by Victor Davis Hanson
Grey Eminence: Fox Connor and the Art of Mentorship, by Edward Cox
Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, by Michael Golembesky and John R. Bruning
The Threat
The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda, by Peter Bergen
Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It, by Richard A. Clarke
Asia’s Cauldron, by Robert D. Kaplan
Strategy
The Battle for Peace: Frontline Vision of America’s Power and Purpose, by Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz
The Direction of War, by Hew Strachan
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War, by Douglas Porch
Going Big by Getting Small: The Application of Operational Art by Special Operations in Phase Zero, by Brian S. Petit
Economics
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, by Niall Ferguson
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, by Daniel Yergin
Intelligence
Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, by Mark M. Lowenthal
Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency, by William J. Daugherty
Technology & Innovation
Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World, by John P. Kotter
The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business, by Clayton M. Christensen
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