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Chief Warrant Officer: Commander Canadian Army’s Reading List

August 1st, 2023

Reading Time: Varies by book

Foundation

Book titled: Becoming a Strategic Leader

Becoming a Strategic Leader :
Your Role in Your Organization's Enduring Success
by Richard L. Hughes, Katherine M. Beatty, David Dinwoodie

Strategic attributes like adaptability, flexibility, and resilience are critical during dynamic change and growing uncertainty.

CAF Virtual Library English Book Link


History

Book titled: White School, Black Memories

 Canadian Title

White School, Black Memories
by CWO John G. Barnes

Offers the ground truth of the experience of a non-commissioned veteran in Afghanistan.

TBA: CAF Virtual Library English Book Link


Useful Fiction

Book titled: 7 Deadly Scenarios

7 Deadly Scenarios:
A Military Futurist Explores the Changing Face of War in the 21st Century
by Andrew Krepinevich

Examines the ambitions of numerous groups – world powers, terrorist groups, and rogue states – and the expected actions and counteractions by enemies and allies alike can be expected to take, and what we must do to prepare before situations get out of hand.

CAF Virtual Library English Book Link


Emerging Ideas

Book titled: Penser la guerre au futur

Penser la guerre au futur
by Richard Garon

Asks the compelling questions – has technology now rendered irrelevant such concepts as doctrine or the human dimension? Might robot warfare actually increase the effectiveness of militaries?

CAF Virtual Library French Book Link


Human Dimension

Book titled: The Ones We Let Down

The Ones We Let Down
Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces
by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

This insightful book questions whether the right lessons were learned from the decade of darkness in the 1990s which provided the historical roots for the sexual misconduct of the 2020s.

CAF Virtual Library English Book Link


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