The Warrior Ethos

By: Steven Pressfield

Narrated by: Steven Pressfield

Wars change, warriors don't.

We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence on the planet, and to understand, if only within our own hearts, who we are and in what we believe.

Do we fight by a code? If so, what is it? What is the warrior ethos? From where did it come? What form does it take today? How do we (and how can we) use it and be true to it in our internal and external lives?

The Warrior Ethos is intended not only for men and women in uniform, but artists, entrepreneurs, and other warriors in other walks of life. The audiobook examines the evolution of the warrior code of honor and "mental toughness". It goes back to the ancient Spartans and Athenians, to Caesar's Romans, Alexander's Macedonians, and the Persians of Cyrus the Great (not excluding the Garden of Eden and the primitive hunting band).

Sources include Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, Xenophon, Vegetius, Arrian, and Curtius - and on down to Gen. George Patton, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan.

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a good grounding of the spirit of the warrior! gooooooood intro into this culture. will listen again

If You are a Warrior or You Know One

Well researched and written treatise on the warrior ethos and it's relationship to leadership. Short but relevant and thought-provoking. Definitely belongs on the warrior's reading list.

Another great

Only problem is it isn’t long enough! Steven Pressfield is my favorite author. Great fast listen

This is best to understand what leaders go through in their life

I’ll probably listen to this book more than once. This seems like a good book to read in school I would think more in college

My only wish is that it was longer

His matter of fact and in-plain-English description of feelings and thoughts Id never seen put into words was refreshing and reassuring.