Book · recommended on 2 episodes
About Face
Colonel David Hackworth ISBN 0671526928
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Colonel David Hackworth ISBN 0671526928
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This book by Colonel David Hackworth has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Jocko Willink, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-07-05 and the most recent from 2024-06-06. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
A startling look at the US Army from a infantry leaders level from Korea through Vietnam. Hackworth was one of the highest decorated soldiers in the army and doesn't hold back on what was wrong with the system.
“that's a book called about face by Colonel David hackworth and it is huge ... just a great book and he was a rebel”— Jocko Willink
The guest here is Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger: Jocko Willink: retired US Navy SEAL officer, Silver and Bronze Star recipient, co-author of Extreme Ownership, host of the Jocko Podcast, and CEO of Echelon Front. Sebastian Junger: Peabody award-winning journalist, author of five New York Times bestsellers including The Perfect Storm and War, and documentarian behind Restrepo. Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite conversations: Jocko Willink on leadership and discipline, and Sebastian Junger on war, tribe, and PTSD.
“the main one is about face which is sitting right here there you go this is written by colonel david hackworth it's the book that really had a massive impact on me”— guest
The guest here is Jocko Willink: Retired U.S. Navy SEAL who commanded SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser, the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. Bestselling author of 'Extreme Ownership' and host of the Jocko Podcast. Jocko Willink unpacks war, leadership, discipline, and jiu-jitsu, applying combat-tested principles to ego, teams, and tech CEOs.
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