CMSAF Leadership Library: January 2023

Wingmen,

Our Air Force is at an inflection point, where the leaders we build today will shape the service for decades to come. Those leaders need to continually grow, develop and challenge themselves - and each other. I'm excited to share with you five new books and three podcasts that will help refine your skills as leaders and Airmen.

As lifelong learners, our Airmen will continue to remain the greatest strategic competitive advantage we have over any adversary. I'm honored to serve alongside you.

Aim High -

JOANNE S. BASS
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 

Recommendations

The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order

The Long Game draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, memoirs by party leaders, as well as careful analysis of China's conduct, to provide a history of China's grand strategy since the end of the Cold War.

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in conflict.

2034: A Novel of the Next World War

From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034—and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration.

Ender's Game

From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game—adapted to film in 2013 starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford—is the classic Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction novel of a young boy's recruitment into the midst of an interstellar war.

Legacy

In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful sporting team, the legendary All Blacks of New Zealand, to reveal 15 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business.

Legacy is a unique, inspiring handbook for leaders in all fields, and it asks: What are the secrets of success - sustained success? How do you achieve world-class standards day after day, week after week, year after year? How do you handle the pressure? How do you train to win at the highest level? What do you leave behind you after you're gone?

What will be your legacy?