“Why do soldiers fight? They join because they believe in a higher cause -- protecting religion, their nation, defending against a foreign nation. But why do soldier stay and fight? Soldiers aren't individuals. They are part of a unit. And that unit is led by a commander. If they don't trust their commander ... if there is no leadership, there is nothing.” IfsBelieveFightingIndividualNationsCausesLeadershipHigherSoldierUnitsCommandersDon't Trust Author:Peter R. Mansoor
“[General James Mattis] a very talented individual. He's - has a personal library of about 10,000 books and he's read most of them on military history and strategy and so forth.” BookIndividualMilitaryStrategyLibraryMilitary HistoryGeneral James Mattis Author:Peter R. Mansoor