Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

by Jim Mattis, Francis J. "Bing" West Jr., Bing West

Book Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis--the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time--and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine.

"A five-star memoir by a four-star general." --The Wall Street Journal

Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812996836
• ISBN13: 9780812996838
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Every citizen and military personnel should read this

Any veteran or citizen that wants to know how lucky it is being an American, should read this. As this political climate can be poisonous to our American spirit, do not be afraid to charge into chaos.

Everyone should read this

This book should be required reading. With 40 years in the Marine Corps, Mattis's military experience, razor sharp well read mind, & frankness, General Mattis is a force to be reckoned with. His strategies, instincts, & honing skills from other leaders (such as Napoleon, Grant, & other military stand outs) and implementing his skills into the Marine Corp he was leading garnered respect from the troops, other military leaders, allies, & foes alike. Methodical thinking combined with sharp instincts led to some of the greatest events in wars between the 1990's and now. From his start in the Marine Corps, rising through ranks, head of CENTCOM, & Secretary of Defense, Mattis was a force to be reckoned with. Not always seeing eye to eye with politicians he as stopped at a lot of turns trying to win wars. But alas, wars aren't won on the battlefield anymore when you have politicians with no military experience in Washington overriding military commander's decisions. Chock full of information and an appendix with letters to troops, reading lists, & wartime information this is a must read