Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly pay respects at the funeral of Pvt. Harry K. Tye at Arlington National Cemetery, Mar. 28, 2017. Pvt. Tye was killed on Nov. 20, 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa. His remains were recovered by History Flight from Cemetery 27 on Tarawa and interned on U.S. soil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dana Beesley). Photo via DoD
CNBC: The extraordinary reading habits of Defense Secretary James Mattis
* Defense Secretary James Mattis, hailed for his battlefield prowess and kinship with rank-and-file soldiers, has said that the best way to hone war-fighting skills is to leverage lessons learned from history.
* Mattis boasts a personal library of 7,000 books and despite increased responsibilities and a demanding schedule, his reading habits haven't slowed.
* "You stay teachable most by reading books, by reading what other people went through," Mattis has said.
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Before taking the highest office in the Pentagon, Defense Secretary James Mattis was already a prolific reader, boasting a library of more than 7,000 books and frequently revisiting a handful of titles for reference.
Despite his increased responsibilities and demanding schedule, Mattis' extraordinary reading habits haven't slowed.
He's currently reading "Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World" by Robert D. Kaplan and "Partners in Command: George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower in War and Peace" by Mark Perry, chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White told CNBC as the secretary wrapped up a five-day trip around the world.
Mattis, a revered Marine with a military career spanning four decades, credits his leadership success to his voracious reading habits.
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WNU Editor: I am currently reading Ghost Fleet by P.W. Singer.
5 comments:
These guy are high level spirit with great practical sense.
W.E.B. Griffin is a long favorite of mine. Several excellent 10-book series based in WWII and its aftermath, the Korean War and present era. Great dialogue with a sardonic wit. Sort of 'historical fiction'.
These books will surely give them the insight to win a war in Asia.
America never has and never will win a war in Asia.
We live in the dumbest times.
Keep up the good psyops work, WNU.
I can't believe General Mathias was dumped by Obama.
Anonymous,
1) USA defeated Spain in the Philippines (U.S. Navy, Commodore George Dewey, May 1, 1898)
2) USA defeated Philippines in The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902
3) USA defeated Empire of Japan in 1945.
Rod Rammer,
Anon 959 means after WW2. He gets to set arbitrary goalposts don't you see.
Anon 939 will opine that North Vietnam one and in the same breath mope that they never recovered.
Anon 929 will also opine that North Korea won the Korean War. The North Korean goal was the conquest of South Korea. South Korea is still there and more prosperous than the North.
Go figure
People like Anon 919 can never be honest.
Not a lick
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