CSAF Reading List Published June 24, 2013 By Senior Airman Christina Norris 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, published his professional reading list Feb. 1. This year not only did Gen Welsh pick 14 books, but he also went the extra mile for his fellow airmen Air Force wide and chose seven films, seven TED talks, web-based resources, and for the first time, artwork, music and photography selections. "This year's CSAF Reading List features writings, movies, music, art, and photography that highlight our heritage and fighting spirit, as well as encourage innovation and forward thinking," Welsh said. "Take a look at the list and find something that grabs your attention." With a message to his fellow Airmen at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Chief Master Sgt. Wendell L. Peacock, 94th Airlift Wing command chief, said, "Reading can help expand our horizon. Reading recommended books from the CSAF Reading List can give us insight into the future of the Air Force as well as teach us history from the past." The books in this year's reading list are: * "Hat in the Ring: The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War" by Bert Frandsen * "West with the Night" by Beryl Markham * "The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy" by David Hoffman * "Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942" by Daniel Ford * "Leading With Honor" by Lee Ellis * "Dressmaker of Khair Khana" by Gayle Lemmon * "The Sovereignty Solution" by Anna Simons, Joe McGraw, and Duane Lauchengco * "I Always Wanted to Fly: America's Cold War Airmen" by Col Wolfgang Samuel * "Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight" by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom * "Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda" by Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker * "China Airborne" by James Fallows * "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell "No One's World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn" by Charles Kupchan * "Need, Speed, and Greed" by Vijay Vaitheeswaran More information on the 2013 reading list can be found at: http://www.af.mil/specials/csafreadinglist/index.html
