I’m not an avid reader, but here are some options (these are not all strictly books):

– Engineer – The Professional Bulletin of Army Engineers (https://home.army.mil/wood/index.php/contact/publications/engr_mag). This is an important one. When you go to EBOLC, you will see this magazine in the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) headquarters and elsewhere. Members of the Regiment (including the Regimental Leadership) publish articles in the magazine three times a year. I highly recommend reading these and keeping paper copies as you can (they are harder to find when you are not at Fort Leonard Wood). They provide valuable historical references that may assist you in figuring out problems and let you know what other Engineers are doing across the Army. I have a filing cabinet where I keep my copies.

– Army Engineer Magazine (http://armyengineer.com/). This magazine is published by the Army Engineer Association (AEA). The AEA is a private association (it is not a military organization) that the vast majority of Engineer Officers join. You will definitely hear about the AEA when you attend EBOLC, but regardless, the magazine is pretty useful for the same reasons mentioned above for Engineer. Unfortunately, the AEA no longer provides hard copy magazines, but they do make the magazines available on their website.

– The Military Engineer (http://samenews.org/the-military-engineer/). This magazine is published by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). The magazine is available online. SAME is more of a Joint Force publication, so you will see information regarding Air Force, Navy, and Marine Engineers as well. You can also become a member (I believe for free if you are a student at EBOLC or ECCC). I believe members receive a printed copy of the magazine.

– The Damned Engineers by Janice Giles. This is one that the Engineer School pushes quite a bit. It’s about Engineer support to the Battle of the Bulge in WWII.

-Engineer Regiment’s Resource Menu (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/usaes-commandant-resource-menu). This is where the Regimental Leadership post what they think is prudent for self-development (such as movies, books, videos). Unfortunately the website was down for maintenance when I tried to access it, but it should have a pretty in depth list of recommendations. You will have to setup a milSuite account to access the ERRM, but it’s worth it. From time to time, you will find yourself having to use milSuite to access other information.

– The Engineer School Knowledge Network (https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/637460). You may find this useful to find the latest information about the future of the Regiment. I’d recommend taking some time and exploring the website as it has a lot of good information. Some items I look at quite a bit, which may be more useful to you as you complete BOLC are:

• Engineer Planning Factors and Tools (https://www.ako1.us.army.mil/suite/files/45716900). This is an FOUO document (so don’t distribute outside US military/government personnel). It gives you an idea of the capabilities and requirements for emplacing minefields, gap crossing, etc. There is also an Excel spreadsheet that automates the requirement estimation, but I’m not a fan of it nor do they allow you to use it in BOLC/ECCC.
• Senior Engineer Leader Council (SELC) Products (https://www.ako1.us.army.mil/suite/files/51706188). The SELC happens every year during Engineer Regimental Week (normally in early April). While a lot of the topics are higher level discussions, you can still glean information about where the Regiment is going in the future (equipment, doctrine, etc.).

Let me know if you have further questions.