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This list is by no means complete or
exhaustive. Share it with your fellow cadets and encourage their
continued development in all areas.
Leadership Reading List:
*__17 Irrefutable Laws of Teamwork
by John Maxwell
*__21 Indispensable
Qualities of a Leader
by John Maxwell
*__21 Irrefutable Laws
of Leadership by John
Maxwell
*__American Generalship
by Edgar Puryear
*__Army FM 22-100 Military Leadership by the US Army
*__AU-24 Concepts in Air Force Leadership by the US Air
Force
*__Building High Performing Teams and the One Minute Manager
by Ken Blanchard
__Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
by James Collins and Jerry Porrass
__Churchill on
Leadership by Steven
Hayward
*__Common Sense
Training: A Working Philosophy for Leaders
by Arthur Collins
*__Company Command
by John Meyer
*__Developing the Leader in You by John Maxwell
*__Developing the
Leaders Around You by
John Maxwell
__Ethics
by Aristotle
__Ethics, The Art of Leadership by Ciulla/Burns
__FISH! by Stephen Lundin
__FISH! Tales by Stephen
Lundin
__Follow
Me Volume 1
by Audrey Newman
__Follow Me Volume 2
by Audrey Newman
__Follow Me Volume 3
by Audrey Newman
__Foundations in Moral
Obligation: The Stockdale Course by Joseph Brennan
__Gung Ho! Turn on People in
Any Organization by Ken Blanchard
__Implementing Organizational
Change by Gordon Lippitt
*__It’s Your Ship
by Michael Abrashoff
*__Just and Unjust War
by Michael Walzer
__Leadership
by Burns
__Leadership by Rudolph
Giuliani
*__Leadership and the One-Minute
Manager by Ken
Blanchard
__Leadership: The Warrior’s
Art by Christopher Kolenda, Maj, USA
__Leading Change by John
Kotter
__Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald Phillips
*__Lincoln Stories for Leaders
by Donald Phillips
__Nineteen Stars by Edgar
Puryear
__Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer
__On War and Leadership
by Owen Connelly
__Patton on Leadership
by Alex Axelrod
__Please Understand Me II
by David Kiersey
__Primal Leadership:
Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel
Goleman
*__Principled Leadership by
Steven Covey
__Robert E. Lee on Leadership
by H.W. Crooker III
*__Small Unit Leadership
by Dandridge Malone
__Stars in Flight: A Study in
Air Force Character & Leadership
by Edgar Puryear
__The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
__The Challenge of Command
by Roger Nye
__The Courageous Follower
by Ira Chaleff
__The Five Pillars of Total
Quality Management by Bill Creech
__The Founding Fathers on
Leadership by Donald
Phillips
__The Heart of Change by
John Kotter
__The Leader’s Edge: Six
Creative Competencies by Chuck Palus and David Horth (www.ccl.org)
__The Leadership Secrets of
Colin Powell by Oren
Harari
__The Mask of Command
by John Keegan
*__The One Minute Manager
by Ken Blanchard
*__The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
__The Rumsfeld Way
by Jeff Krames
*__The Three-Meter Zone
by James Pendry
*__The West Point Way of
Leadership by Larry
Donnithorne
__Uncommon Men:
Sergeant Majors of the
Marine Corps
by John Chapin
__Whale Done! The Power of
Positive Relationships by Ken Blanchard
__What are Generals Made of?
by Audrey Newman
__Your Roadmap to Success
by John C. Maxwell
__Your Roadmap to Success
Workbook by John C.
Maxwell
Aerospace Reading List:
__Beyond the Wild Blue
by Walter Boyne
__Hap
Arnold and the Evolution of
American Air Power by
Dik Alan Daso and Richard Overy
__MacArthur’s Airmen by
Thomas Griffith
__Storm Over
Iraq: Air Power and the Gulf War
by Richard Hallion
*__The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
__Winged Victory by
Geoffrey Perret
Practical Examples List:
*__A Rumor of War
by Philip Caputo
__Band of Brothers by
Stephen Ambrose
__Crusade: The Untold Story
of the Persian Gulf War by Rick Atkinson
*__Duty First
by Edward Ruggero
__Every Man a Tiger
by Charles Horner and Tom Clancy
__Fields of Fire
by James Webb
__Heart of the Storm
by Richard Reynolds
__Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study of
Command by Douglas
Freeman
*__Pegasus Bridge
by Stephen Ambrose
*__Platoon Leader
by James McDonough
__Prodigal Soldiers
by James Kitfield
__The Generals’ War by
Trainor and Gordon
__The Long Gray Line by
Rick Atkinson
__This Kind of War
by T.R.R. Fehrenbach
__Waging Modern War
by Wesley Clark
__We Were Soldiers Once…And
Young by Harold Moore
and Joseph Galloway
The “Others” List:
__A Soldier’s Story
by Omar N. Bradley, Gen. of the Army, USA (Ret.)
__American Caesar
by William Manchester
__At East: Stories I Tell My
Friends by Dwight
Eisenhower, Gen. of the Army, USA (Ret.)
__Certain Victory
by Robert Scales
__George C. Marshall: Ordeal and
Hope by Pogue
__George C. Marshall: Statesman
by Pogue
__It Doesn’t Take A Hero
by Norman Schwarzkopf
__Jack: Straight from the Gut
by Jack Welch
__Moving Mountains
by William Pagonis
__My American Journey
by Colin Powell
__Napoleon
by Frank McLynn
__On Strategy: Critical Analysis
of the Vietnam War by
Harry Summers
__On War
by Carl von Clausewitz
__Reminiscences
by Douglas MacArthur, Gen. of the Army, USA (Ret.)
*__Speak Like Churchill, Stand
Like Lincoln by James
Humes
__The Generals’ War
by Michael Gordon
__The Soldier and the State
by Samuel Huntington
__Thinking in Time
by Richard Neustradt
__War As I Knew It
by George S Patton, Gen, USA (Ret.)
Websites:
*http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-ldr.htm
– This site contains many articles on everything even remotely
related to leadership. It has taken me days to just sift through
some stuff. All the articles are fantastic too.
http://www.cadetstuff.org – By cadets, for cadets. It’s a
non-official CAP website that gives discussion forums,
downloads, and ideas for leadership activities. In addition,
there are some great articles on leadership contained within.
http://www.companycommand.com – Good articles and
resources. It’s an Army site developed for Company Commanders
(Equivalent of a CAP Cadet Commander) with articles and
resources on commanding a company.
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark
– Very good leadership reading. It’s almost like a book
published online.
http://www.MaximumImpact.com – John C. Maxwell loaded. This
is a site that sells books, tapes, CDs, and other resources from
John Maxwell.
http://www.PlatoonLeader.org – Another Army site with good
articles and resources. It is much like the Company Command
site, but it deals with the Army platoon, which is closer to a
CAP flight.
http://www.apc.maxwell.af.mil/default.asp - Having more to
do with aerospace, but still very good website. You can take a
course on aerospace doctrine (For free), and learn quite a bit
of history and how to take on the world!
Movies to Watch and Analyze:
30 Seconds Over Tokyo
– Great aerospace movie, along with other things to look for. |
A Bridge Too Far
– The story of Operation Market-Garden. A fabulous movie,
contains many principles including coordination, communication,
and logistics.
A Few Good Men
– The story of two Marines on
trial for murder (There’s a little more to it than that, but
it’s a good movie).
Black Hawk Down
– A true story of combat
military leadership. Pay attention to the stresses of combat
and the motivating factors of why the men fight so hard.
*Braveheart
– Paying particular attention at
the traits of William Wallace, his morals, and his innate
ability to motivate people.
Finding Forrester
– Outstanding movie showing
great mentorship.
Gladiator
–
Much like William Wallace, pay
attention to the integrity and values of Maximus and his ability
to motivate.
Patton
– A story about George S.
Patton’s World War II Army career.
The Longest Day
– The story of D-Day. A great
movie and shows the faults in communication, logistics, and
other leadership aspects.
The Matrix
– A great movie about
self-confidence, mentorship, and of course, really cool special
effects.
The Patriot
– A story of a Revolutionary
warrior who faces many dilemmas, but has the courage and bravery
to overcome them.
Thirteen Days
– A story of the Cuban missile
crisis and the decision making process.
Twelve O’Clock High
– A story of World War II bomber pilots and the stresses of
command. An excellent movie. Old, but excellent.
*We Were Soldiers
– Outstanding new movie. Watch
it for all kinds of traits. Each of the main characters has a
different persona to watch for.
* Highly Recommended Reading! |
