Professional Reading
A web-wide aggregator
May I say a word on how to read? The mere acquisition of knowledge, in itself, is not difficult. It simply requires time and industry and is, therefore, within the capacity of all. But you must get into the habit of reading intelligently. This, as I understand it, consists of accepting nothing that you read. You should mentally reject everything that you read (or hear) until you are satisfied in the light of your own judgement that it is sound. Different people read different books in different ways for different reason.  Written by Mortimer J. Adler more than seventy years ago, How to Read a Book? provides a classic guide to the techniques of matching reading methods to particular books and purposes. (For a critique of this approach, see ‘How to Read How to Read a Book’.)
This page, on the Military Learning Library, provides access to articles about different ways to read military books. (It is new, so there is only one article. More will follow shortly.)
The Military Learning Library also provides access to a classic essay, written by Sir Michael Howard, on ‘The Use and Abuse of Military History’.
The Cove offers eleven specialized reading lists. To find them, type the words ‘reading list’ into the search bar and sort by ‘relevance’.
The Canon offers three approaches to the engagement a list of books, composed by William S. Lind, designed to give readers a solid foundation in the maneuver warfare tradition.
Sometimes the best way to read a book is to listen to it. Librivox is a cost-free compendium of audiobooks that have passed into the public domain. While chiefly concerned with podcasts on military topics, Radio PME (History) and Radio PME (Present) also provide links to many audiobooks.
By the way, here are two short articles on the art of listening to audio programs, one from The Cove and one from RadioPME (Present).
Reading Lists
Of the making of books there is no end. The same is true for reading lists. Thus, the lists listed below represent but a fraction of those that can be found in various corners of the internet.
Professional Development (Norwegian Army)
The Chief of Army Reading List (Australian Army)
Source for Quotation: ‘Cix’ (pseudonym) ‘How to Study for the Staff College’ Journal of the Royal United Service Institution February 1930, page 803
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These are the excellent. Thank you .