2026 Member Books

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[MORE BOOKS: MOAA's Military Professional Reading List (Updated Quarterly)]

 

January 2026  

Fiction 

Final Justice. By Maj. Michael Tomlin, USAR (Ret). Independently published. 

 

The Unprepared Preacher Who Saved the World. By Maj. Michael D. Hand, USAF (Ret). Trilogy Christian Publishing.

 

Nonfiction 

Cav Hat: U.S. Army Cavalry Hat, the Proud Legacy and Enduring Traditions. By 1st Lt. Rex Gooch, USAR (Ret). Lighthorse Publishing Co.

 

Hush the Cannon's Roar: The Life and Times of Bennet Riley, Defender of Buffalo. By Lt. Col. Thomas F. Schobert, USA (Ret). NFB Publishing.

 

February 2026  

Fiction 

The Big Bad. By Lt. Col. Bradley J. Huestis, USA (Ret). Koehler Books. 

 

Los Rios: A Texas Veteran vs. Cartels, Traffickers, and Corrupt Power. By Lt. Col. Donald B. Zimmerman, USA (Ret). Ink Brit.

 

March 2026  

Nonfiction 

Bandit: The Inside Story of an Abrams Tank Company during Desert Storm. By Lt. Col. Mark. T. Gerges, USA (Ret). University Press of Kentucky. 

 

The Bench Book: The Essential Guide for Judges. By Col. Christopher Santoro, USAF (Ret). Keystone Judicial Academy.

 

Everybody Here Has a Sick Foot. By Capt. George Vercessi, USN (Ret). AuthorHouse.

 

Jet Noise Is the Sound of Freedom: Things Airmen Know. By Col. James M. Pfaff, USAF (Ret). Chilidog Press.

 

The War To End All Wars: New Jersey's Role in World War I. By Lt. Col. (Dr.) Richard A. Wasserman, USA (Ret). Brookline Books.

 

April 2026  

Nonfiction 

Academy Tales. By Lt. Gary D. Knight, USN (Ret). Independently published.

 

In the Service of Your Country?: How To Challenge the Military System and Win! By Lt. Col. Paul L. Kirn, USA (Ret). Koehler Books.

 

Missouri Mule: How Harry Truman's Stubbornness and Determination Helped Win World War II and Led Him to the Presidency. By Col. James T. Currie, Ph.D., USAR (Ret). Academica Press.

 

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