PositiveWashington Independent Review of BookThose looking for explicit answers in Call Sign Chaos...will be disappointed. \'I don’t write about sitting presidents,\' he declares at the outset. Mattis’ book instead focuses on articulating universal leadership qualities. Kudos for that. Public sniping between elites often only exacerbates what the general astutely sees as the biggest problem now facing that grand experiment known as American democracy: tribalism ... By presenting his own hard-earned insights on effective leadership qualities, Mattis encourages fellow Americans themselves to think more explicitly about leadership benchmarks applicable to civilians and the military alike. His subtext is clear, though: Let’s return to electing leaders capable of creating common ground and workable solutions. Let’s make America a great unified democracy again.
