Reading Time: 3 minutes It seems to be a constant theme that Clausewitz’s statement that “the […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes  It is a sad fact of history that the history of religion […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Resilience Shield is a contribution by Dr Dan Pronk, Ben Pronk […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes What happens when you simultaneously task a military unit with civil administration, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Steve Hansen, The Legacy by Gregor Paul is an in depth look […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes A problem of Just War Theory is that most governments who engage […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s challenging offering a ‘unique’ review of Dan Keighran VC’s autobiography Courage Under […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Note: Content within this article regarding mental health, suicide and trauma may […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes In this book, Van Creveld explores the impact logistics has had on […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Invasion Rabaul is the first entry in Bruce Gamble’s three part series […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes  Note: Content within this article regarding mental health issues may be distressing […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes A compelling explanation of how techniques used on the battlefield can be […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes “it takes a veering route, up & backwards, overshooting & correcting, back […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Trust and Leadership: The Australian Army Approach to Mission Command serves as an […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes  ‘On Tactics’ by B.A. Friedman is a fantastic book for building an […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Monash and Chauvel (by Roland Perry) follows the journey of two of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tensions between China, the United States and Russia are at an all-time […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Brian Vlaun’s Selling Schweinfurt is an insightful examination of the American contribution […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes LTGEN Sir Frederick Morgan and the Genesis of Operation Overlord LTGEN Sir […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Drawn from the Centre for Australian Army Leadership reading list, you’ll find […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes I began reading this book in 2008 aboard multiple Charter and Hercules […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes George Orwell’s 1984 is a grim read that tells of a future […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Can you lose a war you do not even know you are […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes On the third page of the introduction to Martin Dempsey’s latest book […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Annie Duke’s main premise in ‘Thinking in Bets’is that all decisions are […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Richard Holmes’ Marlborough, England’s Fragile Genius is a military focused biography of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘David and Goliath’ is about how people face giants, whether […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes I was browsing through a list of books about leadership until I […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘Ultralearning’ by Scott Young is about how we can learn difficult skills […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The national war hero who is a terrible adulterer and the shameless […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes North Korea has continuously been in the news in recent years, posing […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes This greatly anticipated leadership tome from one of America’s most notable generals […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It was a cold Monday night in Oxford when I went to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Roland Perry’s book Bill the Bastard takes a novelistic approach to the story behind […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Bookshelf is curated by Jess Ward and is a channel for military, history, fiction, biography and leadership book reviews. Continued personal and professional development is the backbone of this channel. We look forward to hearing from you about the books you are reading and learning from your reviews!

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tribe: On homecoming and belonging by Sebastian Junger Sebastian Junger’s book ‘Tribe […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes All you need is kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka The importance of commanders […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Martin Moore’s Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Age explores what kind of influence social media wields, how it has evolved and where it might lead.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Asymmetrical Warfare by Roger W. Barnett This book is a detailed look […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Snipers at War: An Equipment and Operations History chronologically overviews snipers and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The enemy you can’t see – the toll was 500 and rising, more than 100 in the previous day alone and more likely to perish. The year was 1918, and the enemy was Spanish Influenza.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Highly recommended for those interested in the Falklands War, the conduct of special operations and operational leadership.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Goodbye to all that should be on every junior leaders reading list because of its powerful message around the brutality and impact of war

Reading Time: 6 minutes ANZAC’s Long Shadow: The cost of our national obsession by James Brown […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal US Army, retd. with Tantum […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The title of John Kiszely’s book, Anatomy of a Campaign, the British […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Anatomy of Failure: Why America Loses Every War It Starts is a meticulous […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes In the Warlords’ Shadow, written by Daniel Green, examines the effect of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year I deployed as a Medical Officer in support of a […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes In The Future of War: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes ANZAC Sniper by Roland Perry Roland Perry has delivered an incredibly entertaining […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Generals die in bed by Charles Yale Harrison Warning – this review […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Pure Logistics: The science of war preparation by George C. Thorpe In […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Don’t be fooled by the cover of “Das Reich.” The burning village […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes British Generals in Blair’s Wars is a collection of essays covering the […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Any army would be better if its officers displayed a more questioning […]

Reading Time: 10 minutes Trust, Common Purpose, Shared Consciousness, and Empowered Execution  “Few of us are criticised […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Do you work in an organisation where the pursuit of getting more […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Blood Year, written by David Kilcullen, captures the events leading up to […]