books recommended by James Mattis

James Norman Mattis is a retired United States Marine general and former government official who served as the 26th United States Secretary of Defense from January 2017 through January 2019. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Mattis served in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.

books recommended by James Mattis

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Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

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The Art of War

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

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The Lessons of History

The Lessons of History

Will & Ariel Durant

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With the Old Breed

With the Old Breed

E. B. Sledge

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Long Walk to Freedom

Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela

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Boyd

Boyd

Robert Coram

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Gates of Fire

Gates of Fire

Steven Pressfield

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Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

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The Guns of August

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman

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World Order

World Order

Henry Kissinger

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A Peace to End All Peace

A Peace to End All Peace

David Fromkin

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My American Journey

My American Journey

Colin Powell

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Once an Eagle

Once an Eagle

Anton Myrer

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Sherman

Sherman

B.H. Liddell Hart

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The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat

Daniel James Brown

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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Paul Kennedy

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Battle Cry of Freedom

Battle Cry of Freedom

James McPherson

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A Savage War of Peace

A Savage War of Peace

Alistair Horne

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American Caesar

American Caesar

William Manchester

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Before the First Shots Are Fired

Before the First Shots Are Fired

Tony Zinni

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Catastrophe 1914

Catastrophe 1914

Max Hasting

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Defeat into Victory

Defeat into Victory

Viscount Slim

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Dereliction of Duty

Dereliction of Duty

H.R. McMaster

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Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Henry Kissinger

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Duty

Duty

Robert Gates

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Fighting Power

Fighting Power

Martin van Creveld

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Fighting Talk

Fighting Talk

Colin S. Gray

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For Country and Corps

For Country and Corps

Gail Shisler

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Goodbye, Darkness

Goodbye, Darkness

William Manchester

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Invisible Armies

Invisible Armies

Max Boot

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Issues on My Mind

Issues on My Mind

George P. Shultz

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Just and Unjust Wars

Just and Unjust Wars

Michael Walzer

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Kim

Kim

Rudyard Kipling

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Lord Jim

Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad

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Memoirs

Memoirs

Ulysses S. Grant

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Military Innovation in the Interwar Period

Military Innovation in the Interwar Period

Williamson Murray

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National Insecurity

National Insecurity

David Rothkopf

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Never Quit the Fight

Never Quit the Fight

Ralph Peters

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One Bullet Away

One Bullet Away

Nathaniel Fick

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Other Men's Flowers

Other Men's Flowers

Lord Wavell

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Scipio Africanus

Scipio Africanus

Liddell-Hart

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

T.E. Lawrence

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Strategy, Ethics and the War on Terrorism

Strategy, Ethics and the War on Terrorism

Albert Pierce

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Successful Strategies

Successful Strategies

Williamson Murray

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Tabea’s Story

Tabea’s Story

Betty Iverson

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The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Herman Wouk

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The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

Nicholas Monsarrat

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The Direction of War

The Direction of War

Hew Strachan

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The Dispensable Nation

The Dispensable Nation

Vali Nasar

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The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions

M.M. Kaye

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The Forgotten Soldier

The Forgotten Soldier

Guy Sajer

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The Greatest Raid of All

The Greatest Raid of All

C.E. Lucas Phillips

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The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels

Michael Shaara

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The March of Folly

The March of Folly

Barbara Tuchman

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The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes

The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes

Max Lerner

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The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

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The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

Andrew Gordon

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The Savage Wars of Peace

The Savage Wars of Peace

Max Boot

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The Viceroy’s Journal

The Viceroy’s Journal

Archibald Wavell

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The Village

The Village

Bing West

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Turmoil and Triumph

Turmoil and Triumph

George P. Shultz

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Unbroken

Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand

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War, Morality and the Military Profession

War, Morality and the Military Profession

Malham Wakin

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