H.R. McMaster

H.R. McMaster

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August 5, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 1 · Episode 25

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H.R. McMaster discusses military history, leadership dynamics, and his recommended reading list of American heroes.

Everyone knows the Warrior Poets get the headlines, but do Warrior Historians deserve the recognition? Do free societies produce better soldiers? How do leaders know when to be disagreeable? H.R. McMaster joins the guys to talk about the history of tanks, the dynamics of leadership and teamwork, and his reading list of American heroes. James Webb — Fields of Fire James R. McDonough — Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat Charles B. McDonald — Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II Leo Tolstoy — The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories Michael Shaara —The Killer Angels Anton Myrer — Once An Eagle John Keegan — The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme Lewis Sorley — Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Time Carlo D'Este — Patton: Genius for War, A – The Definitive Portrait of the Complex and Misunderstood American Warrior

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Guest: H.R. McMaster

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Books & works: Fields of Fire, Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat, Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, The Killer Angels, Once An Eagle, The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme, Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Time, Patton: Genius for War, A – The Definitive Portrait of the Complex and Misunderstood American Warrior

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