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Discover the AUSA Book Program

The AUSA Book Program offers high-quality books about military history, leadership and national security. Learn about our authors’ latest projects during the AUSA Authors’ Forum, and visit the AUSA Education Booth to have them sign their books. Plus, get free copies of the new AUSA graphic novel.

AUSA Authors’ Forum

Monday, 12 October 2026

1300–1500

Room 145 A

Join military historians, Army leaders and accomplished authors for two panel discussions exploring warfighters in action and the enduring importance of Army leadership and education.

Moderator

CSM W. Douglas Gibbens

United States Army, Retired

AUSA Senior Fellow

Panel #1

Warfighters in Action

MAJ James A. Villanueva

United States Army

Author: Soldiers on the Beaches: The Army’s Amphibious Legions in the Pacific

Naval Institute Press

Dr. Stephen A. Bourque

Editor: Barton’s War: The War Diary of Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton, 4th Infantry Division, March 1944–January 1945

University of North Texas Press

LTC Mark T. Gerges

United States Army, Retired

Author: Bandit: The Inside Story of an Abrams Tank Company During Desert Storm

University Press of Kentucky

Panel #2

Army Leadership and Education

COL Michael A. Bonura

United States Army, Retired

Author: Under the Shadow of Napoleon, Second Edition: The US Army’s Doctrine, Education, and Theory of Victory from 1814 to 1941

University of North Texas Press

LTG Larry R. Jordan

United States Army, Retired

Author: A Route of Surprises: A Soldier’s Story of Strength, Service, and Discovery

University of North Georgia Press

COL Cole C. Kingseed

United States Army, Retired

Author: Brotherhood of the Brave: From Boots to Brass, the Soldiers Who Have Shaped the US Army

Stackpole Books