Lieutenant General Michael Plehn, USAF - President, National Defense University DODReads: What are you reading?

In Episode 57, Ryder Ashcraft interviews Lieutenant General Michael Plehn, USAF the President of the National Defense University. They discuss higher education opportunities, the value of working with periphery allies, and the future of joint and interagency cooperation.

Book Recommendations:

-How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith

-Hungry Ghosts, Jasper Becker

-Arms and Influence, Thomas Schelling

-The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton Christensen

-Silver, Sword and Stone, Marie Arana

-Neptune's Inferno, James Hornfischer

-Eagle Down, Jessica Donati

-One Day Too Long, Timothy Castle

-A Dawn Like Thunder, Robert Mrazek

-Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell

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