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Jim Mattis

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James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American veteran and former government official who served as the 26th United States Secretary of Defense from January 2017 through December 2018. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Mattis served in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.

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	Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis, Bing West 4.30 avg rating — 13,456 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump by William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina (Contributor), Jimmy Carter (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 238 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warriors and Citizens: American Views of Our Military by Jim Mattis (Editor), Kori Schake 4.02 avg rating — 81 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marines, Counterinsurgency, and Strategic Culture: Lessons Learned and Lost in America's Wars by Jeannie L. Johnson, Jim Mattis (Foreword) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you haven't read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren't broad enough to sustain you.”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

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“You don’t always control your circumstances, but you can always control your response.”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

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“The first is competence. Be brilliant in the basics. Don’t dabble in your job; you must master it.”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

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