A listing of Space Warfare-related book in my personal collection. Arranged in reverse-chronological order with most recently published at top. Some include commentary. Headers are year of publication.
September 2026 SECAF Announcement
“Meink also acknowledged for the first time that Space Force has weapons in space. “We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” he said.”
- Reference: “Meink Offers Blueprint for Modernizing Air, Space Forces ‘Affordably.’” Air Force, September 14, 2026. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4600887/meink-offers-blueprint-for-modernizing-air-space-forces-affordably/.
- See also: “Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed Sept. 14 the Space Force has ‘space control weapons’ on orbit today—the Pentagon’s most direct acknowledgement to date that the U.S. is operating offensive capabilities in space.” Found in: Albon, Courtney. “Meink Reveals Space Force Has On-Orbit Space Control Weapons.” Air & Space Forces Magazine, September 14, 2026. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/meink-space-force-on-orbit-space-control-weapons/.
2026 (Pre-SECAF announcement)
Dawson, Linda. War in Space: The Science and Technology Behind Our Next Theater of Conflict. Switzerland: Springer, 2026.
2025
Garretson, Peter A., and Richard M. Harrison. Space Shock: 18 Threats That Will Define Space Power. Estes Park, CO: Armin Lear Press, 2025.
Klein, John J. Space Warfare: Strategy, Principles and Policy. 2nd ed. Space Power and Politics series. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
2024
Syzmanski, Paul. The Battle Beyond: Fighting and Winning the Coming War in Space – Sun Tzu and ‘The Art of War’ Applied to Space War, Volume I. Albuquerque, NM,: Space Strategies Center, 2024.
2023
Klein, John J. Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2023.
May, Andrew. How Space Physics Really Works: Lessons from Well-Constructed Science Fiction. Switzerland: Springer, 2023.
Miller, Gregory D. Sun Tzu in Space: What International Relations, History, and Science Fiction Teach Us About Our Future. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2023.
2015
Sambulak, Nicholas Michael. The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2015.
- My comment: Details policy discussions at the highest levels of the US Government over the peaceful uses of space vs. space weaponization. Incredibly interesting to see the policy decisions in the Eisenhower Administration and compare/contrast to the major shifts in US policy seen a little over 10 years later where the Trump Administration acknowledges the US has space weapons on-orbit.
2010
Harvey, Brian, Hank H.F. Smid and Theo Pirard. Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East, and South America. Chichester (UK): Praxis (SPringer), 2010.
Seedhouse, Erik. The New Space Race: China vs. the United States. Chichester (UK): Praxis (Springer), 2010.
Wong, Wilson W.S. and James Fergusson. Military Space Power: A Guide to the Issues. Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues series. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2010.
2007-2009
Space Wars series
- Coumatos, Michael J. William B. Scott and William J. Birnes. Space Wars: The First Six Hours of World War III – A Wargame Scenario. New YOurk: Forge, 2007.
- Scott, William B., Michael J. Coumatos and Wiliam J. Birnes. Counter Space: The Next Hours of World War III. New York: Forge, 2009.
2006
Chun, Clayton K S. Defending Space: US Anti-Satellite Warfare and Space Weaponry. Fortress 53. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2006.
2005
Sellers, Jerry John. Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics, Third Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2005.
1997
Peebles, Curtis. The Corona Project: America’s First Spy Satellites. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1997.
1988
Brown, Dale. Silver Tower. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1988.
