Jocko Willink's Book Recommendations
Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL officer, renowned for his leadership during the Battle of Ramadi in the Iraq War, which earned him the Silver Star and Bronze Star. Transitioning from military service, he co-authored the best-selling book "Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win" with fellow SEAL Leif Babin, which has become a cornerstone in leadership and management literature. Willink has also written the "Way of the Warrior Kid" series, aimed at empowering young readers with principles of discipline and resilience. Additionally, he hosts the popular "Jocko Podcast," where he discusses leadership, discipline, and personal development. Willink's influence extends beyond literature through his Echelon Front leadership consultancy, helping organizations implement effective leadership strategies.
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Tools of Titans
Timothy Ferriss
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson
The Art of War
Sun Tzu, Sunzi
The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
With the Old Breed
E.B. Sledge
About Face
David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman
The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
Musashi
Eiji Yoshikawa
Machete Season
Jean Hatzfeld
The Nightingale's Song
Robert Timberg
True Believer
Jack Carr
Panzram
Thomas E. Gaddis, James O. Long
Into The Fire
Dakota Meyer, Bing West
Ordinary Men
Christopher R. Browning
18 Platoon
Sydney Jary
Everyday Heroes
Jody Mitic
Four Hours in My Lai
Michael Bilton, Kevin Sim
The Woman Who Could Not Forget
Ying-Ying Chang
Meat Is for Pussies
John Joseph
Nothing to Envy
Barbara Demick
Maurice's Strategikon
Maurice (Emperor of the East)
Across the Fence
John Stryker Meyer
Mind Games
Michael Powell
Brothers Forever
Tom Sileo, Tom Manion
Men At Arnhem
Geoffrey Powell
Red Blood, Black Sand
Chuck Tatum
All Out War
Tim Shipman
The Hundred Rules of War
Tsukahara Bokuden
The Eleventh Day
Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan
Unit 731 Testimony
Hal Gold
I Said No!
Zack King, Kimberly King, Sue Rama
The Coldest War
James Brady
Through the Valley
William Reeder Jr.
The Knock at the Door
Ryan Manion, Heather Kelly, Amy Looney
I'm No Hero
Charlie Plumb
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young
Lt. General Ha Moore, Joseph Galloway
Tough As They Come
Travis Mills, Marcus Brotherton
Bataan Death March
James Bollich
Helmet for My Pillow
Robert Leckie
I Remember the Last War
Bob Hoffman
Team Dog
Mike Ritland
Storm of Steel
Ernst Junger
The Trident
Jason Redman, John Bruning
Outlaw Platoon
John Bruning, Sean Parnell
Hard-Core
Harley Flanagan
Unflinching
Jody Mitic
Colder Than Hell
Joseph R. Owen
Conversations with Major Dick Winters
Cole C. Kingseed
Instructions for His Generals
Frederick the Great, Thomas R. Phillips
The Armed Forces Officer
United States. Department of Defense, Robert Davis
SOG Chronicles
John Stryker Meyer
Hal Moore on Leadership
Harold G. Moore, Mike Guardia
Excursion to Hell
Vincent Bramley
Men Against Fire
S. L. A. Marshall
Beyond Band of Brothers
Cole C. Kingseed, Dick Winters
Heart for the Fight
Brian Stann, John R. Bruning
Reveries on the Art of War
Maurice De Saxe
Navy SEAL Dogs
Mike Ritland, Gary Brozek, Thea Feldman
The Forgotten Highlander
Alistair Urquhart
Mind Over Muscle
Jigoro Kano
Man of War
Sean Parnell
Clay Pigeons of St. Lo
Glover S. Johns, Jr., Joseph Balkoski
Omaha Beach and Beyond
John Robert Slaughter
One Soldier's War
Arkady Babchenko
Fortunate Son
Lewis B. Puller
The Terminal List
Jack Carr
Valleys of Death
Bill Richardson, Kevin Maurer
De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs)
Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Killing Zone
Frederick Downs
By Honor Bound
Tom Norris, Mike Thornton, Dick Couch
Brave Men
Ernie Pyle
On the Ground
John Stryker Meyer, John E. Peters
Trident K9 Warriors
Mike Ritland, Gary Brozek
Steel My Soldiers' Hearts
David H. Hackworth, Eilhys England
On Guerrilla Warfare
Mao Tse-Tung, Mao Zedong, Samuel B Griffith
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Wooden Leg
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