James Mattis
Recommendations are sourced from public posts, interviews, and reading lists.
Recommended Books
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The Cruel Sea
My American Journey

Unbroken
The Art of War

American Caesar
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
The Guns of August
Kim

Gates of Fire
Meditations
Source & Proof
“I have read The Cruel Sea about 50 times before I was 15.”
“Very, very interesting on leadership.”
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