Recommended Reading List
This reading list has been constructed to support our college’s understanding that professional reading has been very important part of the military culture and it plays an essential role in the professional development of each officer and civil servant. The books selected have been divided into a few categories that correspond to the educational aims of the Baltic Defence College. The titles selected will definitely serve to inspire you to spend more time on extending your knowledge.
Politics and War | History | Leadership | Military Studies
Politics and War
Thomas Rid
Active Measures: the Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
Publication date: 2020
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David Kilcullen
The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West
Publication date: 2020
John R. Allen, F. Ben Hodges and Julian Lindley-French
Future War and the Defence of Europe
Publication date: 2021
Michael E. O'Hanlon
The Senkaku Paradox: Risking Great Power War Over Small Stakes
Publication date: 2019
Also available as an e-book
John G. Ikenberry
A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
Publication date: 2020
Also available as an e-book
History
Steve R. Dunn
Battle in the Baltic: The Royal Navy and the Fight to Save Estonia and Latvia 1918–20
Publication date: 2020
Leadership
Donald E. Vandergriff
Adopting Mission Command: Developing Leaders for a Superior Command Culture
Publication date: 2019
Jim Mattis and Bing West
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Publication date: 2019
Also available as an e-book
Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Publication date: 2013
L. David Marquet
Turn The Ship Around!: A True Story of Building Leaders by Breaking the Rules
Publication date: 2001
Military Studies
John Andreas Olsen and Martin van Creveld, editors
The Evolution of Operational Art: From Napoleon to the Present
Publication date: 2011
Oscar Jonsson
The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace
Publication date: 2019
Andrew Lambert
Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World
Publication date: 2018
