Research Guides: 2025 CMC Reading List: Innovation

Burn-in: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by P. W. Singer and August Cole
A technical, political, science fiction thriller that blends fiction and non-fiction.
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Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick
Co-Intelligence shows what it means to think and work together with smart machines, and why it's imperative that we master that skill.
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Forgotten Warriors: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, the Corps Ethos, and the Korean War by T. X. Hammes
Forgotten Warriors explores how Marine Corps culture, as much as technology, prepares Marines to answer their country's call.
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab
The Fourth industrial Revolution is characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds. The developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human.
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The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare by Christian Brose
The author outlines a future defined by artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and other emerging technologies that are revolutionizing global industries and are now poised to overturn the model of American defense. This book confronts the existential risks on the horizon, charting a way for America's military to adapt and succeed with new thinking as well as new technology.
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Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898–1945 by Trent Hone
Learning War examines the U.S. Navy's doctrinal development from 1898-1945 and explains why the Navy in that era was so successful as an organization at fostering innovation.
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Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik
At the heart of Limitless lies a life-changing secret: when you learn how to learn, you can break free of limiting beliefs, achieve new levels of success, and lead an exceptional life through mastering habits, unleashing productivity, eliminating mental fog, sharpening focus, making better decisions, and learning anything no matter the topic or your age.
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Military Innovation in the Interwar Period by Allan R. Millett and Williamson R. Murray (Contributors, Editors), et al.
During the interwar period, however, the world's armed forces grew increasingly asymmetrical, developing different approaches to the same problems. This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in exploitation by the seven major military powers.
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Neptune’s Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal by James D. Hornfischer; Robertson Dean (Read by)
The full story of the men who fought in destroyers, cruisers, and battleships in the narrow, deadly waters of “Ironbottom Sound.”
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A New Conception of War: John Boyd, the U.S. Marines, and Maneuver Warfare by Ian T. Brown
Tracing the concept of maneuver warfare from the post-Vietnam War years to the present, this book captures the phase of dynamic creativity and idea exchange within the Marine Corps, and the development of a unique conceptual framework for warfighting that continues to inspire Marines today.
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Next War: Reimagining How We Fight by John F. Antal
This book explores the likely future of warfare, emphasizing the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies on the battlefield.
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The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers by Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.
This book shows how militaries that successfully pursue disruptive innovation can gain a major advantage over their rivals, while those that fail to do so risk exposing their countries to great danger.
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War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict by Mick Ryan
Analyzes how military institutions must prepare for future competition and conflict, and how the fourth industrial revolution will impact how humans fight, compete, and build military power in the twenty-first century.
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
A deep-dive on innovation, this book identifies the seven key patterns behind genuine innovation, and traces them across time and disciplines.
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White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan by Mick Ryan
This book asks readers to ponder an essential question for the future of security in western Pacific and the entire Indo-Pacific region: Is a war for Taiwan winnable?
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2025 CMC Reading List: Innovation

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