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Stanley McChrystal's book recommendations
Key facts
- Stanley McChrystal has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of August 7, 2024.
- Stanley McChrystal has talked about books on 3 podcasts, as of August 7, 2024.
- Those books came up in 3 episodes, as of August 7, 2024.
- The 2 books Stanley McChrystal has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Stanley McChrystal's own, as of August 7, 2024: Once An Eagle and The Centurions.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Stanley McChrystal aired on August 7, 2024.
Updated
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Stanley McChrystal appears on, in one place, not just one.
Stanley Allen McChrystal is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from 2003 to 2008 during which his organization was credited with the elimination of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. His final assignment was as Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, United States Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A). He previously served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to June 2009. McChrystal received criticism for his alleged role in the cover-up of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident. McChrystal was reportedly known for saying what other military leaders were thinking but were afraid to say; this was one of the reasons cited for his appointment to lead all forces in Afghanistan. He held the post from 15 June 2009 to 23 June 2010. On podcasts, McChrystal recommended Anton Myrer's 1968 novel Once an Eagle, noting it was the book he had gifted most frequently to others. He also discussed reading Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions while studying revolutionary warfare at West Point, and referenced his own book Risk, co-authored with Anna Butrico, to explain historical perspectives on bias and the high-jumping techniques of Dick Fosbury.
Books Stanley McChrystal recommended or discussed
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Once An Eagle
Recommended“I have probably given the most copies of a book written in 1968 by Anton Myrer called Once an Eagle.”
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Risk
Discussed“I describe in the book that southerners in the pre-civil war united states even for a century after that everybody says they were racist”
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The Centurions
Discussed“they also leveraged some very good literature on it books like the centurions and others so we read some novel historical novels”
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Books by Stanley McChrystal
Appearances
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“There are the scholars who deal with risk and I think, you know, How We Think, Daniel Kahneman, people like that who've done a lot of thinking about how the human mind thinks.”