General Officers: Commander Canadian Army’s Reading List

 Canadian Title

Chiefs of Defence:
Government and the Unified Command of the Canadian Armed Forces
by Douglas L. Bland

Examines the influence of the Chief of Defence Staff on defence policy between 1964 and 1994.

TBA: CAF Virtual Library English Book Link

 Canadian Title

Mémoires du général Jean V. Allard
by Jean Victor Allard, Serge Bernier (avec la collaboration de), Léo Cadieux (préface par l'Honorable)

Recounts Allard's experiences in the Second World War, the Korean War, in Germany and as Chief of Defence Staff in the 1960s.

TBA: CAF Virtual Library French Book Link

2034:

A Novel of the Next World War
by Elliot Ackerman & Admiral James Stavridis, USN

A cautionary, fictional tale exploring a possible future that we must avoid at all costs.

CAF Virtual Library English Book Link |  Audiobook Link

War Transformed

The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict
by Mick Ryan

Explores the design of military strategy and critical challenges faced by nations in the rebirth of great power rivalry.

CAF Virtual Library English Book Link |  Audiobook Link

 Canadian Title

Why We Fight:
New Approaches to the Human Dimension of Warfare by Robert C. Engen, H. Christian Breede

Discusses the psychological and moral dimensions of war and the array of serious psychological challenges faced by Canadian soldiers.

CAF Virtual Library English Book Link