Last Updated on March 26, 2021
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Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL officer, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Echelon Front, a leadership and management consulting company. He is also the co-founder of the leadership podcast, The Jocko Podcast. Jocko Willink is a decorated veteran who served in the Iraq War, and he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He retired from the Navy SEALs in 2010.
Reading is one of the best ways to learn and grow. It’s a great way to learn about new ideas and concepts, and it’s a great way to learn from the experiences of others. Today, we’re sharing a list of books recommended by a decorated veteran and retired Navy SEAL officer, Jocko Willink.
Book recommendations:
Contents
1.Panzram by Thomas E. Gaddis
2.How to be Strong, Healthy and Happy by Bob Hoffman
3.About Face by Colonel David H. Hackworth
4.Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
5.Mind Over Muscle by Jigoro Kano
6.The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
7.Psychology For The Fighting Man by Committee Of The National Research Counc
8.12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
9.Hard-Core by Harley Flanagan
10.The Road by Cormac McCarthy
11.Serve to Lead by Winston Churchill
12.Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
13.The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
14.Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
15.I Said No! by Kimberly King
16.Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
17.Wooden Leg by Thomas B. Marquis
18.The Killing Zone by Frederick Downs Jr.
19.Valleys of Death by Bill Richardson
20.Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart
21.The Terminal List by Jack Carr
22.Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss
23.Machete Season by Jean Hatzfeld
24.Unit 731 Testimony by Hal Gold
25.The Trident by Jason Redman
26.Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts by Col. David H. Hackworth
27.The Hundred Rules of War by Tsukahara Bokuden
28.18 Platoon by Jary
29.Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell
30.Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson
31.The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
32.True Believer by Jack Carr
33.The Woman Who Could Not Forget by Ying-Ying Chang
34.Man of War by Sean Parnell
35.Tough As They Come by Travis Mills
36.Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
37.Fortunate Son by Lewis B. Puller Jr.
38.The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers
39.Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning
40.Unit 731 – Laboratory of the Devil by Yan-jun Yang
41.A Soldier’s Journal by James Bollich
42.Excursion to Hell by Vincent Bramley
43.Battle Studies by Ardant du Picq
44.Into the Fire by Dakota Meyer
45.The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
46.Beyond Band of Brothers by Dick Winters
47.Stalingrad by Joachim Wieder
48.Instructions for His Generals by Frederick the Great
50.Hal Moore on Leadership by Harold G. Moore
51.Unflinching by Jody Mitic
52.On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung
53.SOG Chronicles by John Stryker Meyer
54.Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
55.Through the Valley by William Reeder Jr.
56.The Knock at the Door by Ryan Manion
57.We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young by Harold G. Moore
58.One Soldier’s War by Arkady Babchenko
61.De Re Militari by Flavius Vegetius Renatus
62.With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge
63.The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo by Joseph Balkoski
64.I Heard My Country Calling by James Webb
65.Four Hours in My Lai by Michael Bilton
66.Everyday Heroes by Jody Mitic
67.The Nightingale’s Song by Robert Timberg
68.Red Blood, Black Sand by Chuck Tatum
69.The Coldest War by James Brady
70.I’m No Hero by Charlie Plumb
71.Fields of Fire by James Webb
72.All Out War by Sean Parnell
73.Trident K9 Warriors by Mike Ritland
74.The Glory of the Trenches by Coningsby Dawson
75.The Armed Forces Officer by U.S. Department of Defense
76.Team Dog by Mike Ritland
77.Marine! by Burke Davis
78.Heart for the Fight by Brian Stann
79.He Was No Coward by Janet Booth
80.Reveries on the Art of War by Maurice de Saxe Cole C. Kingseed
81.Brothers Forever by Tom Sileo
82.Conversations with Major Dick Winters
83.Across The Fence by John Stryker Meyer
84.Men Against Fire by S.L. A. Marshall
85.I Remember The Last War by Bob Hoffman
86.Brave Men by Ernie Pyle
87.Henry V by William Shakespeare
88.Hell Yes, I’d Do It Again by T. Fred Harvey
89.The Recollections of Rifleman Harris by Benjamin Harris
90.Platoon Leader by James R. McDonough
91.On The Ground by John Stryker Meyer
92.Maurice’s Strategikon by George T. Dennis
93.I Fought With Custer by Charles Windolph
94.Men at Arnhem by Geoffrey Powell
95.Company Commander by Charles B. Macdonald
96.Colder Than Hell by Joseph R. Owen
97.Omaha Beach and Beyond by John Slaughter
98.Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie
99.By Honor Bound by Tom Norris
Conclusion:
Jocko Willink’s recommendations are a great way to learn about leadership and management. The books on this list are all about leadership and management, and they are all written by great thinkers and philosophers. We hope you enjoy these books and that you’ll take the time to read them and learn from them.
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