General George W. Casey, Jr., USA (Ret.‪)‬ DODReads: What are you reading?

In Episode 62, host Bryan Wittmeyer interviews retired U.S. Army General George Casey, the 36th U.S. Army Chief of Staff and the commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq from 2004 to 2007. The two discuss General Casey's philosophy on leadership and the skills leaders need today to succeed in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. 

Book Recommendations:

The Revolution Trilogy, Rick Atkinson

The Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson

The Mitch Rapp Saga (fiction), Vince Flynn

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914, David McCullough

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