Call Sign Chaos (2019) examines US foreign policy through the eyes of one of America's most formidable strategic thinkers General Jim Mattis. These blinks span Mattis' entire storied career, from his youthful decision to join the Marines to his leadership of US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. They provide a deep and personal take on the American military.
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Jim Mattis is a native of the American Pacific Northwest. He has more than four decades as a Marine officer behind him. One of the most respected generals in the US, Mattis served as Commander of the US Joint Forces Command and Commander of the US Central Command. President Donald Trump appointed him as Secretary of Defense in 2017, a role he served for two years. He is now the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Bing West is a retired Marine and former Assistant Secretary of Defence who has written ten books about warfare. He is a member of the Military History Working Group at the Hoover Institution.