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NoBetterFriend,NoWorseEnemy
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Thefirstin-depthlookatthemarineherowhohasbecomeoneofthemostbelovedandadmiredmeninAmericatoday:SecretaryofDefenseJamesMattis.
Adevoutstudentofhistoryanderuditereaderreveredbyrankandfilesoldiers,officers,academics,politicians,andordinarycitizens,GeneralJamesMattisisoneofthemostadmiredleadersservingAmericatoday.Amanwhohaslongusedhispositionasamodelforthesoldiersheleads,Mattisin2003shareda""MessagetoAllHands""withthemenandwomenunderhiscommand,outliningtheirresponsibilitiesassoldiersofthecorps.Emphasizingtheimportanceofthemissionandthegoaltoactwithhonor,Mattisendedwiththemottohehadadoptedfromanothergreatfigure,RomangeneralLuciusCorneliusSulla:""Demonstratetotheworldthatthereis'NoBetterFriend,NoWorseEnemy'thanaUSMarine.""
ThefirstTrumppresidentialcabinetnominee,Mattis,retiredfromactivitymilitarydutyforonlythreeyearsatthetime,receivedarareCongressionalwaivertoholdthecivilianpositionofSecretaryofDefense,andinthehyper-partisanpoliticalatmosphereof2017,astonishinglyreceivednearlyunanimous,bipartisansupportforhisnomination.Aftermonthsofheadline-makingchaosinvolvingtheWhiteHouse,MattisremainsoneofthefewwidelyreveredmembersoftheTrumpadministration.
Inthisilluminatingbiography,JimProserlooksbeyondMattis'professionalcompetencetofocusonthedrivingelementbehindMattis'success:hisunimpeachablecharacter-aformidablepersonalintegritythatfostersuniversalconfidence.ProsercarefullyexaminestheeventsofMattis'lifeandcareertorevealamanwholeadswithinsight,humor,fightingcourage,andfiercecompassion-notonlyforhisfellowMarines,butfortheinnocentvictimsofwar.ChroniclinghowMattis'martialandpersonalvalueshaveelevatedhimtothehighestlevelsofpersonalsuccessandearnedhimthetrustofanation,ProsermakesclearhowAmericaisstrongerbecauseofhisserviceandhisexample.
Adevoutstudentofhistoryanderuditereaderreveredbyrankandfilesoldiers,officers,academics,politicians,andordinarycitizens,GeneralJamesMattisisoneofthemostadmiredleadersservingAmericatoday.Amanwhohaslongusedhispositionasamodelforthesoldiersheleads,Mattisin2003shareda""MessagetoAllHands""withthemenandwomenunderhiscommand,outliningtheirresponsibilitiesassoldiersofthecorps.Emphasizingtheimportanceofthemissionandthegoaltoactwithhonor,Mattisendedwiththemottohehadadoptedfromanothergreatfigure,RomangeneralLuciusCorneliusSulla:""Demonstratetotheworldthatthereis'NoBetterFriend,NoWorseEnemy'thanaUSMarine.""
ThefirstTrumppresidentialcabinetnominee,Mattis,retiredfromactivitymilitarydutyforonlythreeyearsatthetime,receivedarareCongressionalwaivertoholdthecivilianpositionofSecretaryofDefense,andinthehyper-partisanpoliticalatmosphereof2017,astonishinglyreceivednearlyunanimous,bipartisansupportforhisnomination.Aftermonthsofheadline-makingchaosinvolvingtheWhiteHouse,MattisremainsoneofthefewwidelyreveredmembersoftheTrumpadministration.
Inthisilluminatingbiography,JimProserlooksbeyondMattis'professionalcompetencetofocusonthedrivingelementbehindMattis'success:hisunimpeachablecharacter-aformidablepersonalintegritythatfostersuniversalconfidence.ProsercarefullyexaminestheeventsofMattis'lifeandcareertorevealamanwholeadswithinsight,humor,fightingcourage,andfiercecompassion-notonlyforhisfellowMarines,butfortheinnocentvictimsofwar.ChroniclinghowMattis'martialandpersonalvalueshaveelevatedhimtothehighestlevelsofpersonalsuccessandearnedhimthetrustofanation,ProsermakesclearhowAmericaisstrongerbecauseofhisserviceandhisexample.