General James Mattis Favorite Reading List

1.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,340 ratings
2.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,393 ratings
3.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,835 ratings
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The Lessons of History
The Lessons of History 4.06 avg rating — 19,500 ratings
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Warfighting (Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1)
Warfighting (Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,083 ratings
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,278 ratings
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer 4.20 avg rating — 11,566 ratings
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My American Journey
My American Journey 4.08 avg rating — 6,907 ratings
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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964 4.09 avg rating — 13,888 ratings
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The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea 4.23 avg rating — 8,150 ratings
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Other Men's Flowers
Other Men's Flowers 4.37 avg rating — 130 ratings
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Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
by: Max Boot
4.08 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
13.
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power
by: Max Boot
4.01 avg rating — 1,829 ratings
14.
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War 4.18 avg rating — 7,841 ratings
15.
Fighting Power: German And Us Army Performance, 1939-1945
Fighting Power: German And Us Army Performance, 1939-1945 4.12 avg rating — 95 ratings
16.
Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy
Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy 4.18 avg rating — 153 ratings
17.
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam 3.99 avg rating — 4,793 ratings
18.
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period 3.85 avg rating — 263 ratings
19.
Successful Strategies: Triumphing in War and Peace from Antiquity to the Present
Successful Strategies: Triumphing in War and Peace from Antiquity to the Present 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings
20.
The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective
The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective 4.16 avg rating — 124 ratings
21.
Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future (Volume 636)
Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future (Volume 636) 3.89 avg rating — 28 ratings
22.
The Greatest Raid of All
The Greatest Raid of All 4.28 avg rating — 1,075 ratings
23.
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 4.23 avg rating — 2,895 ratings
24.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,681 ratings
25.
Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command 4.38 avg rating — 414 ratings
26.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 4.14 avg rating — 6,199 ratings
27.
National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear
National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear 3.75 avg rating — 141 ratings
28.
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam 4.02 avg rating — 7,165 ratings
29.
The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat
The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat
by: Vali Nasr
3.75 avg rating — 485 ratings
30.
Diplomacy
Diplomacy 4.25 avg rating — 9,163 ratings
31.
World Order
World Order 4.05 avg rating — 13,509 ratings
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,830 ratings
33.
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War 4.06 avg rating — 6,279 ratings
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East 4.22 avg rating — 9,546 ratings
35.
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations 3.86 avg rating — 2,878 ratings
36.
The Village
The Village
by: Bing West
4.22 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
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Before the First Shots Are Fired: How America Can Win Or Lose Off The Battlefield
Before the First Shots Are Fired: How America Can Win Or Lose Off The Battlefield 3.80 avg rating — 178 ratings
38.
War, Morality, and the Military Profession
War, Morality, and the Military Profession 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
39.
Never Quit the Fight
Never Quit the Fight 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings
40.
The mind and faith of justice holmes
The mind and faith of justice holmes 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
41.
Strategy, Ethics, and the War on Terrorism
Strategy, Ethics, and the War on Terrorism 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
42.
Battle Cry of Freedom, Vol 2: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom, Vol 2: The Civil War Era 4.53 avg rating — 138 ratings
43.
Wavell: The Viceroy's Journal
Wavell: The Viceroy's Journal 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
44.
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 4.39 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
45.
Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State
Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State 4.07 avg rating — 100 ratings
46.
The Forgotten Soldier
The Forgotten Soldier
by: Guy Sajer
4.39 avg rating — 11,840 ratings
47.
The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (Volumes I and II)
The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (Volumes I and II) 4.13 avg rating — 9,497 ratings
48.
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War 3.92 avg rating — 7,689 ratings
49.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,793 ratings
50.
Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American
Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American 4.20 avg rating — 453 ratings
51.
Scipio Africanus: Greater than Napoleon
Scipio Africanus: Greater than Napoleon 4.16 avg rating — 1,857 ratings
52.
Tabea's Story: True Story of Tabea Springer a WW II German Army Nurse in Poland, a Hospital Train in Russia and During the Devestating End of War in Germany
Tabea's Story: True Story of Tabea Springer a WW II German Army Nurse in Poland, a Hospital Train in Russia and During the Devestating End of War in Germany really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
53.
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War 4.19 avg rating — 6,387 ratings
54.
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa 4.49 avg rating — 45,848 ratings
55.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph 3.91 avg rating — 11,817 ratings
56.
For Country and Corps: The Life of General Oliver P. Smith
For Country and Corps: The Life of General Oliver P. Smith 4.67 avg rating — 66 ratings
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The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating — 44,846 ratings
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Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating — 42,082 ratings
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The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,467 ratings
60.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim 3.61 avg rating — 32,459 ratings
61.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,469 ratings
62.
Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle 4.39 avg rating — 7,210 ratings