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Books recommended by Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink recommends 89 books, among them Man's Search for Meaning, The Rape of Nanking and Helmet for My Pillow.

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Nonfiction

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

History

Helmet for My Pillow

Robert Leckie

Biography & memoir

12 Rules for Life

Jordan Peterson

Philosophy

18 Platoon

Sydney Jary

History

About Face

David H. Hackworth

Biography & memoir

Across The Fence

John Stryker Meyer

Biography & memoir

Bataan Death March

James Bollich

History

Battle Studies

Ardant Du Picq

History

Beyond Band of Brothers

Dick Winters

History

Brave Men

Ernie Pyle

History

Brothers Forever

Tom Sileo & Tom Manion

Biography & memoir

By Honor Bound

Tom Norris

History

Colder Than Hell

Joseph R. Owen

History

Company Commander

Charles B. MacDonald

Biography & memoir

Conversations with Major Dick Winters

Cole C. Kingseed

History

De Re Militari

Flavio Vegecio Renato

History

Everyday Heroes

Jody Mitic

Biography & memoir

Excursion to Hell

Vincent Bramley

Nonfiction

Forgotten Highlander

Alistair Urquhart

Biography & memoir

Fortunate Son

Lewis B. Puller Jr.

History

Four Hours in My Lai

Michael Bilton

History

Hal Moore on Leadership

Harold G. Moore

History

Hard-Core

Harley Flanagan

Arts & entertainment

He Was No Coward

Janet Booth

Biography & memoir

Heart for the Fight

Brian Stann

Biography & memoir

Hell Yes, I'd Do It Again

T. Fred Harvey

Nonfiction

How to be Strong, Healthy and Happy

Bob Hoffman

Health & fitness

I Fought With Custer

Charles Windolph

History

I Heard My Country Calling

James Webb

History