Some years ago, William S. Lind composed the Canon to provide readers with a solid understanding of the intellectual foundations of maneuver warfare.   (Disclaimer: I am the author of one of these books.)
Mr. Lind recommends that the books of the Canon be read in the following order, which reflects his ‘generations of modern war’ framework.
Charles Edward White, The Enlightened Soldier
Robert Doughty, The Seeds of Disaster*
Bruce Gudmundsson, Storm Troop Tactics*
Martin Samuels, Command or Control
Robert Doughty, The Breaking Point*
Martin Van Creveld, Fighting Power*
Those who prefer a strictly chronological sequence may want to read the books in a slightly different order.
Charles Edward White, The Enlightened Soldier
Bruce Gudmundsson, Storm Troop Tactics*
Martin Samuels, Command or Control
Robert Doughty, The Seeds of Disaster*
Robert Doughty, The Breaking Point*
Martin Van Creveld, Fighting Power*
This alternative sequence offers readers the additional benefit of allowing readers to engage the Seeds of Disaster and The Breaking Point as a single unit. Â (The Breaking Point was written as a sequel to the Seeds of Disaster. Â Thus, many of the individuals, ideas, and institutions described in the first book appear in the second.)
A third approach would be to read the series in reverse chronological order, starting with Fighting Power and ending with The Enlightened Soldier.  This ‘backwards’ sequence has the advantage of starting with an event (the Second World War) that is well-known to many present-day military professionals before moving on to times and places that are less familiar. Reading the Canon in reverse chronological order also puts the most difficult book to read at the very end of the series, thereby giving readers a chance to get their reading muscles in shape before they tackle the intellectual equivalent of a marathon.
You can easily find the books marked with an asterisk (*), whether as trade paperbacks or e-books, at reasonable prices.  The other books, however, will prove harder to find. Thus, readers who wish to study the Canon in full may have to resort to such expedients as inter-library loan and the placing of books ‘on reserve’ in the duty shack.
The author of The Enlightened Soldier is currently working on a multi-volume biography of Gerhard von Scharnhorst. Casemate published the first volume in 2021. The Marine Corps University Press will release the second in the near future.
Readers wishing to take a deep dive into the ‘education of the Enlightened Soldier’ may want to read the article of that name which was published in the Marine Corps University Journal in 2018.
Readers who enjoyed Command or Control will want to read the sequel that came out in 2019, Piercing the Fog of War. (You can download the front matter for free at Academia.edu.)
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When i was in my master's program at American Military University, Professor Charles White was my instructor and mentor. Bruce Gudmundsson, Storm Troop Tactics* was mandatory reading and a critical part of one of my courses. And Professor White's two books on Scharnhorst must have personal library additions - they are packed with detail and are definitely a labor of love = i have them both. These last two books are a great accompaniment to Paret and Howards work on Clausewitz and the State. And Clausewitz Historical and Political Writings