books recommended by Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink is an American retired officer of the United States Navy, who served in the Navy SEAL teams. He is also a podcaster and author. His military service saw combat actions in the war in Iraq, where he eventually commanded the SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser that fought in the bloody battle

Jocko Willink is an American retired officer of the United States Navy, who served in the Navy SEAL teams. He is also a podcaster and author. His military service saw combat actions in the war in Iraq, where he eventually commanded the SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser that fought in the bloody battle

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books recommended by Jocko Willink

Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Tools of Titans

Tools of Titans

Tim Ferriss

12 Rules for Life

12 Rules for Life

Jordan Peterson

The Art of War

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

The Road (Vintage International)

The Road (Vintage International)

Cormac McCarthy

The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings

Miyamoto Musashi

The Road

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

With the Old Breed

With the Old Breed

E. B. Sledge

Blood Meridian

Blood Meridian

Cormac Mccarthy

The Gulag Archipelago

The Gulag Archipelago

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

About Face

About Face

David H. Hackworth

Machete Season

Machete Season

Jean Hatzfeld

Musashi

Musashi

Eiji Yoshikawa

Ordinary Men

Ordinary Men

Christopher R. Browning

Into the Fire

Into the Fire

Dakota Meyer

Panzram

Panzram

Thomas E. Gaddis

True Believer

True Believer

Jack Carr

The Nightingale's Song

The Nightingale's Song

Robert Timberg

Wooden Leg

Wooden Leg

Wooden Leg

On Guerrilla Warfare

On Guerrilla Warfare

Mao Tsé-Tung

Steel My Soldiers' Hearts

Steel My Soldiers' Hearts

David H. Hackworth & Eilhys England

Trident K9 Warriors

Trident K9 Warriors

Mike Ritland

On The Ground

On The Ground

John Stryker Meyer

Brave Men

Brave Men

Ernie Pyle

Psychology For The Fighting Man

Psychology For The Fighting Man

C.N.R.C.

Hell Yes, I'd Do It Again

Hell Yes, I'd Do It Again

T. Fred Harvey

By Honor Bound

By Honor Bound

Tom Norris

Platoon Leader

Platoon Leader

James R. McDonough

The Killing Zone

The Killing Zone

Frederick Downs

De Re Militari

De Re Militari

Flavio Vegecio Renato

Valleys of Death

Valleys of Death

Bill Richardson

The Terminal List

The Terminal List

Jack Carr

Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son

Lewis B. Puller Jr.

I Heard My Country Calling

I Heard My Country Calling

James Webb

One Soldier's War In Chechnya

One Soldier's War In Chechnya

Arkady Babchenko

Omaha Beach and Beyond

Omaha Beach and Beyond

John Slaughter

The Clay Pigeons of St. Lô

The Clay Pigeons of St. Lô

Glover S. Johns Jr. & Joseph Balkoski

Man of War

Man of War

Sean Parnell

Mind Over Muscle

Mind Over Muscle

Jigoro Kano

Stalingrad

Stalingrad

Joachim Wieder

Forgotten Highlander

Forgotten Highlander

Alistair Urquhart

Navy SEAL Dogs

Navy SEAL Dogs

Mike Ritland

Reveries on the Art of War

Reveries on the Art of War

Maurice de Saxe

Henry V

Henry V

William Shakespeare

Heart for the Fight

Heart for the Fight

Brian Stann

Company Commander

Company Commander

Charles B. MacDonald

Beyond Band of Brothers

Beyond Band of Brothers

Dick Winters

Men Against Fire

Men Against Fire

S.L. A. Marshall

Excursion to Hell

Excursion to Hell

Vincent Bramley

Hal Moore on Leadership

Hal Moore on Leadership

Harold G. Moore

The Glory of the Trenches

The Glory of the Trenches

Coningsby Dawson

Battle Studies

Battle Studies

Ardant Du Picq

SOG Chronicles

SOG Chronicles

John Stryker Meyer

I Fought With Custer

I Fought With Custer

Charles Windolph

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris

Benjamin Harris

The Armed Forces Officer

The Armed Forces Officer

U.S. Department of Defense

Instructions for His Generals

Instructions for His Generals

Frederick The Great

Conversations with Major Dick Winters

Conversations with Major Dick Winters

Cole C. Kingseed

Colder Than Hell

Colder Than Hell

Joseph R. Owen

Unflinching

Unflinching

Jody Mitic

Hard-Core

Hard-Core

Harley Flanagan

Outlaw Platoon

Outlaw Platoon

Sean Parnell

The Trident

The Trident

Jason Redman

Storm of Steel

Storm of Steel

Ernst Jünger

Team Dog

Team Dog

Mike Ritland & Gary Brozek

I Remember The Last War

I Remember The Last War

Bob Hoffman

Helmet for My Pillow

Helmet for My Pillow

Robert Leckie

Maps of Meaning

Maps of Meaning

Jordan Peterson

Bataan Death March

Bataan Death March

James Bollich

Tough As They Come

Tough As They Come

Travis Mills

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young

Harold G. Moore

I'm No Hero

I'm No Hero

Charlie Plumb

The Knock at the Door

The Knock at the Door

Ryan Manion, Heather Kelly & Amy Looney

Through the Valley

Through the Valley

William Reeder Jr.

The Coldest War

The Coldest War

James Brady

I Said No!

I Said No!

Kimberly King

Fields of Fire

Fields of Fire

James Webb

Marine!

Marine!

Burke Davis

Unit 731 Testimony

Unit 731 Testimony

Hal Gold

Unit 731 - Laboratory of the Devil

Unit 731 - Laboratory of the Devil

Yang Yan-Jun & Tam Yue-Him

The Eleventh Day

The Eleventh Day

Anthony Summers

Serve to Lead

Serve to Lead

Winston Churchill

The Hundred Rules of War

The Hundred Rules of War

Tsukahara Bokuden

All Out War

All Out War

Sean Parnell

Red Blood, Black Sand

Red Blood, Black Sand

Chuck Tatum

Men at Arnhem

Men at Arnhem

Geoffrey Powell

Brothers Forever

Brothers Forever

Tom Sileo & Tom Manion

How to be Strong, Healthy and Happy

How to be Strong, Healthy and Happy

Bob Hoffman

Mind Games

Mind Games

Michael Powell

Across The Fence

Across The Fence

John Stryker Meyer

Maurice's Strategikon

Maurice's Strategikon

George T. Dennis

The Rape of Nanking

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

Nothing to Envy

Nothing to Envy

Barbara Demick

Meat Is for Pussies

Meat Is for Pussies

John Joseph

The Woman Who Could Not Forget

The Woman Who Could Not Forget

Ying-Ying Chang

Four Hours in My Lai

Four Hours in My Lai

Michael Bilton

Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes

Jody Mitic

18 Platoon

18 Platoon

Sydney Jary

He Was No Coward

He Was No Coward

Janet Booth

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