Jocko Willink Recommended Books
Jocko Willink has recommended 101 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jocko Willink is an American retired officer of the United States Navy, who served in the Navy SEAL teams.
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Panzram
A Journal of Murder
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 158 (Source)
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How to be Strong, Healthy and Happy
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 27 (Source)
About Face
The Odyssey of an American Warrior
"I had [this book] next to my bed in Ramadi. I literally read it every night. That’s how I'd fall asleep." - Jocko Willink (Source)
The Gulag Archipelago (3 books)
Jocko Willink covered this series in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 156 (Source)
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Man's Search for Meaning
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78 (Source)
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Jordan Peterson, Esther Perel, Emma Watson, Naval Ravikant, David Blaine, Terry Crews, Jimmy Fallon, Tony Robbins, Simon Sinek, Michael Gervais, Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Moskovitz, Sam Altman, Chelsea Handler, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, Aniela Gregorek, Fedor Holz, Turia Pitt, Chip Conley, Dave Elitch, PewDiePie, Shane Parrish, Phil Jackson, Tom Bilyeu, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Alastair Humphreys, Steve Kerr, Robin Black, Jim Kwik, Michael Hyatt, Patrick Bet-David
Mind Over Muscle
Writings from the Founder of Judo
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 119 (Source)
The Book of Five Rings
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 80 (Source)
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Joe Rogan, Ryan Holiday, Naval Ravikant, PewDiePie, Lex Fridman
Psychology For The Fighting Man
What You Should Know About Yourself And Others
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 164 (Source)
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 98 (Source)
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Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, George Raveling, Dominic D'Agostino, PewDiePie, Ben Greenfield
Hard-Core
Life of My Own
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 74 (Source)
The Road
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 97 (Source)
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Oprah Winfrey, Aubrey Marcus, Charlize Theron, Joel McHale, Sam Hinkie, Lex Fridman, Ryan Holiday
Serve to Lead
The British Army's Anthology on Leadership
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 81 (Source)
Tools of Titans
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 50 (Source)
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Tim Urban, Greg McKeown, Greg Norman, Daniel Pink, George Raveling, Kevin Rose, Mr. Money Mustache, Jodie Cook, Ben Greenfield
Musashi
An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 100 (Source)
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I Said No!
A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 70 (Source)
Blood Meridian
Or the Evening Redness in the West
"Was able to show the darkness in humanity and there’s nothing pleasant in any way, shape or form." - Jocko Willink (Source)
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Wooden Leg
A Warrior Who Fought Custer
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 45 (Source)
The Killing Zone
My Life in the Vietnam War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 33 (Source)
Valleys of Death
A Memoir of the Korean War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 148 (Source)
Forgotten Highlander
An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 12 (Source)
Machete Season
The Killers in Rwanda Speak
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 16 (Source)
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Tribe of Mentors
Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 100 (Source)
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Unit 731 Testimony
Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 132 (Source)
The Trident
The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 163 (Source)
Steel My Soldiers' Hearts
The Hopeless to Hardcore Transformation of U.S. Army, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, Vietnam
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 28 (Source)
18 Platoon
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 84 (Source)
The Hundred Rules of War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 101 (Source)
Maps of Meaning
The Architecture of Belief
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 98 (Source)
Outlaw Platoon
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 192 (Source)
The Rape of Nanking
The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 60 (Source)
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Man of War
An Eric Steele Novel
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 192 (Source)
The Woman Who Could Not Forget
Iris Chang Before and Beyond The Rape of Nanking
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 60 (Source)
Tough As They Come
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 90 (Source)
Fortunate Son
The Healing of a Vietnam Vet
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 122 (Source)
The Eleventh Day
The Full Story of 9/11
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 119 (Source)
Ordinary Men
Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 85 (Source)
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A Soldier's Journal
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 139 (Source)
Unit 731 - Laboratory of the Devil
Auschwitz of the East
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 132 (Source)
Battle Studies
Ancient and Modern Battle
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 62 (Source)
Excursion to Hell
Mount Longdon : A Universal Story of Battle
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 88 (Source)
Into the Fire
A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 115 (Source)
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 17 (Source)
The Art Of War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 23 (Source)
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Evan Spiegel, Dave Camarillo, Ryan Petersen, Travis Kalanick, Vlad Tenev, Fred Wilson, Lex Fridman, Elon Musk, Patrick Bet-David
Hal Moore on Leadership
Winning when Outgunned and Outmanned
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 107 (Source)
Instructions for His Generals
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 129 (Source)
Stalingrad
Memories of Hell
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 109 (Source)
Unflinching
The Making of a Canadian Sniper
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 24 (Source)
On Guerrilla Warfare
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 20 (Source)
SOG Chronicles
Volume One
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 180 (Source)
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 22 (Source)
The Knock at the Door
Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 201 (Source)
Through the Valley
My Captivity in Vietnam
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 63 (Source)
De Re Militari
The Classic Treatise on Warfare at the Pinnacle of the Roman Empire's Power
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 130 (Source)
Navy SEAL Dogs
My Tale of Training Canines for Combat
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 113 (Source)
One Soldier's War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 18 (Source)
We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 105 (Source)
The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 87 (Source)
With the Old Breed
At Peleliu and Okinawa
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 10 (Source)
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Everyday Heroes
Inspirational Stories from Men and Women in the Canadian Armed Forces
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 111 (Source)
Four Hours in My Lai
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 31 (Source)
I Heard My Country Calling
A Memoir
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 149 (Source)
Red Blood, Black Sand
Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 19 (Source)
The Nightingale's Song
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 149 (Source)
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All Out War
A Novel
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 192 (Source)
Fields of Fire
A Novel
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 149 (Source)
I'm No Hero
A POW Story as Told to Glen DeWerff
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 76 (Source)
The Coldest War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 51 (Source)
He Was No Coward
The Harry Farr Story
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 136 (Source)
Heart for the Fight
A Marine Hero's Journey from the Battlefields of Iraq to Mixed Martial Arts Champion
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 59 (Source)
Marine!
The Life of Chesty Puller
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 121 (Source)
Team Dog
How to Train Your Dog--the Navy SEAL Way
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 113 (Source)
The Armed Forces Officer
Edition of 1950
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 54 (Source)
The Glory of the Trenches
An Interpretation
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 43 (Source)
Trident K9 Warriors
My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 113 (Source)
Across The Fence
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 180 (Source)
Brothers Forever
The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 72 (Source)
Conversations with Major Dick Winters
Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 75 (Source)
Reveries on the Art of War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 110 (Source)
Brave Men
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 39 (Source)
I Remember The Last War
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 27 (Source)
Men Against Fire
The Problem of Battle Command
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 142 (Source)
Hell Yes, I'd Do It Again
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 127 (Source)
Henry V
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 15 (Source)
I Fought With Custer
The Story of Sergeant Windolph, Last Survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 48 (Source)
Maurice's Strategikon
Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 57 (Source)
On The Ground
The Secret War in Vietnam
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 181 (Source)
Platoon Leader
A Memoir of Command in Combat
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 29 (Source)
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 103 (Source)
Colder Than Hell
A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 53 (Source)
Company Commander
The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 67 (Source)
Men at Arnhem
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 94 (Source)
By Honor Bound
Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 89 (Source)
Helmet for My Pillow
From Parris Island to the Pacific
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 71 (Source)
Omaha Beach and Beyond
The Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 26 (Source)
The Glass Factory
"An outstanding book." - Jocko Willink (Source)
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