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Stoic Warriors
by Nancy Sherman
Stoicism in military culture: discipline, grief, anger, decorum, with interviews from Annapolis and Vietnam POWs. Thoughtful ethics of soldiering.
Read it if…
you serve or lead in high-stress institutions.
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Skip it if…
you want civilian applications.
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Three things you will actually use
- Control is partial.
- Grief is permitted.
- Decorum protects.
Do this first
Read the chapter on grief.
Our verdict
Stoics in uniform.
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