Collection: Professional Readings

¿́¿This book of essays explores the enduring and changing characteristics of war, conflict and intelligence in our modern era in an attempt to enlarge our thinking about two of the most pressing security challenges of our day: counterinsurgency and strategic surprise. One key issue tackled by thi...

This monograph describes our force transformation journey thus far in the area of IKC2. It accentuates the important work that is being done to build stronger networks and greater integration across the SAF. More than this, it opens new opportunities and attitudes towards more open and matrixed s...

¿́¿This special supplement present articles from Army leaders who teach in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West Point. They are all active duty officers who offer readers first-hand accounts of what Army leadership means to them. Although they make references to war, life-...

¿́¿This wide-ranging anthology brings together noted military minds as they examine the crucial role of leadership in the crucible of combat and relate the lessons learned. Kolenda has assembled 19 essays around three main sections: ancient and modern concepts of leadership, historical case studi...

This is a collection of high quality papers on strategy from the times of Machiavelli to the present nuclear age. The reader can focus on any era of his choice since the various essays stand alone with related papers adjacent to each other. This book provides a comprehensive account of major deve...

This is the first time that a major publication has attempted to examine the Malayan Campaign from the perspective of the SAF. While the context of every war is unique, and that the same strategic circumstances of 1941-42 are unlikely to arise in the future, there is still much that mid level SAF...

¿́¿A timely book that dwells on ethical issues for military operations, including peace support and peace making operations. The comprehensive discussion on ethics also includes a treatment on strategic and operational issues, covered by key military thinkers and professionals of the day.¿́¿-- SA...

¿́¿This classic text examines fundamental elements of military leadership: the ¿́¿process¿́¿ of leadership, the dynamic personal interactions between leader and followers, and the values that foster effective leadership. The essays of the sixth edition confront the criticisms that surround milita...