Words for Warriors: A Professional Soldier's Notebook is about leadership-leadership on the battlefield and in the garrison. Colonel Ralph Puckett, a Ranger legend, shares what he has learned in more than fifty-eight years of training, leading, teaching, and mentoring Warriors. This book addresses tactics, training, administration, special staff, public relations, self-development, and myriad other subjects that are the responsibilities of commanders. Much of this advice will be useful to business leaders as well.

Section 1: Honorary Colonel of the regiment -- Honorary Colonel of the regiment -- Section II: Leadership -- Be there -- Chewing gum can be a combat multiplier -- Commitment to country -- Give credit where credit is due -- Delinquent soldiers appreciate being appreciated -- Developing junior leaders -- Motivating soldiers -- Set the example: the most important leadership principle -- Section III: Command and staff -- Murphy's Laws are always in effect -- Object to the brink of insubordination -- Roles and missions and how to train for them -- Safety is no accident -- What do you do when you have more than you can do? -- Find a "Golden Voice" for your ceremonies -- What I want my Chaplain to be -- Commanders and staff can learn from each other -- Beware of experts -- Surround yourself with capable subordinates -- Tactical operations center -- Take your medicine -- Section IV: Warriors -- The warrior ethos -- Warriors: Chief Nana -- Warriors: King Henry V and a Band of Brothers -- Warriors: The Spartans -- Warriors: Task Force Ranger, Mogadishu October 3-4, 1993 -- Why men fight -- Section V: Training -- Part 1: Individual training -- AARs are a valuable teaching tool -- Instilling Army values can help prevent atrocities -- Army values and a warrior who lived them -- Basic training -- To develop combat-ready soldiers you must have battle-focused training -- Boots on the ground: man is the ultimate weapon -- Discipline takes over when your body and mind tell you to quit -- Educate the military -- Calling for and adjusting supporting fires -- Overcoming the reluctance to kill -- Part II: Unit training -- Casualty play in FTXs -- Chain of command -- Chemical warfare is a threat -- Dade's monument.