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Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2021-10-20

Tyler Cowen & Stanley McChrystal: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler

Stanley McChrystal on the Military, Leadership, and Risk

2 books · With Stanley McChrystal · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Stan McChrystal has spent a long career considering questions of risk, leadership, and the role of America's military, having risen through the Army's ranks ultimately to take command of all US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a force representing 150,000 troops from 45 countries.

Stanley McChrystal discussed The Centurions by Jean Lartéguy. Tyler Cowen discussed The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Centurions

    Jean Lartéguy · at 35:02

    Discussed
    “they also leveraged some very good literature on it books like the centurions and others so we read some novel historical novels”
    Stanley McChrystal Stanley McChrystal on the Military, Leadership, and Risk 2021-10-20 Listen at 35:02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Naked and the Dead

    Norman Mailer · at 36:37

    The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer is a critically acclaimed World War II novel that captures the psychological toll of combat and the complex dynamics of military hierarchy through the experiences of various soldiers stationed in the Pacific.

    Discussed
    “so norman mailer naked in the dead was a huge bestseller in its day now people live in brooklyn they read jonathan franson”
    Tyler Cowen Stanley McChrystal on the Military, Leadership, and Risk 2021-10-20 Listen at 36:37
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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