#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-Aclear-eyedaccountoflearninghowtoleadinachaoticworld,byGeneralJimMattis--theformerSecretaryofDefenseandoneofthemostformidablestrategicthinkersofourtime--andBingWest,aformerassistantsecretaryofdefenseandcombatMarine.“Afour-stargeneral’sfive-starmemoir.“--TheWallStreetJournalCallSignChaosistheaccountofJimMattis’sstoriedcareer,fromwide-rangingleadershiprolesinthreewarstoultimatelycommandingaquarterofamilliontroopsacrosstheMiddleEast.Alongtheway,Mattisrecountshisfoundationalexperiencesasaleader,extractingthelessonshehaslearnedaboutthenatureofwarfightingandpeacemaking,theimportanceofallies,andthestrategicdilemmas--andshort-sightedthinking--nowfacingournation.HemakesitclearwhyAmericamustreturntoastrategicfootingsoasnottocontinuewinningbattlesbutfightinginconclusivewars.Mattisdivideshisbookintothreeparts:DirectLeadership,ExecutiveLeadership,andStrategicLeadership.Inthefirstpart,MattisrecallshisearlyexperiencesleadingMarinesintobattle,whenheknewhistroopsaswellashisownbrothers.Inthesecondpart,heexploreswhatitmeanstocommandthousandsoftroopsandhowtoadaptyourleadershipstyletoensureyourintentisunderstoodbyyourmostjuniortroopssothattheycanowntheirmission.Inthethirdpart,Mattisdescribesthechallengesandtechniquesofleadershipatthestrategiclevel,wheremilitaryleadersreconcilewar’sgrimrealitieswithpoliticalleaders’humanaspirations,wherecomplexityreignsandtheconsequencesofimprudencearesevere,evencatastrophic.CallSignChaosisamemoirofalifeofwarfightingandlifelonglearning,followingalongasMattisrisesfromMarinerecruittofour-stargeneral.Itisajourneyaboutlearningtoleadandastoryabouthowhe,throughconstantstudyandaction,developedauniqueleadershipphilosophy,onerelevanttousall.
