8i don’t know much about the general, but just reading that leaves me me quite impressed.
I remember the scene from Patton when the priest says he is surprised to see The Bible at Patton’s bedside. He asked him if he actually read it. Patton replied, “Every damn night.”
Slim’s is an excellent work. I have a modest collection of books written by or about WW2 combat commanders. I read them to keep my own life in perspective, and to better understand (and hopefully emulate) what composure and courage under pressure looks like.
Outstanding!
Some of the best generals were avid students of military history, Lee and Patton. Stonewall Jackson actually taught it.
Too busy to read? . . . .now it is too dumb to read.
This guy is GREAT! A MUST (no joke) read.
MUST Read:
19 unforgettable quotes from legendary Marine Gen. James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
I guess its true:
“The only thing new in this world is the history you don’t know.”
My son’s a former Marine, served under Mattis in Afghanistan. He would be a great Sec’y Defense.
What the hell????
A Marine that can read!!!!!
It’s looking better every day.
The point is missed.
It isn’t that Mattis read a lot of books.
The point is that he had a heart for his Marines and he read to take better care of them.
It is that heart for “Joe” that is important.
Guess he didn’t approve of Nancy saying to pass it to see what’s in it.
Succinct.
Wow! That was refreshing.