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To risk it all : nine conflicts and the crucible of decision / Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.).

Stavridis, James, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780593297742
ISBN: 0593297741
Physical Description: xxvii, 323 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-312) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The power of "No" / Captain John Paul Jones, Continental Navy -- A young man's game / Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, United States Navy -- Risky business / Rear Admiral David Farragut, United States Navy -- Cool hand George / Commodore George Dewey, United States Navy -- The protector / Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller, United States Navy -- The world wonders / Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, United States Navy -- No way out / Lieutenant Commander Lloyd M. Butcher, United States Navy -- Pirates of the Gulf of Aden / Rear Admiral Michelle Howard, United States Navy -- The red flare / Captain Brett Crozier, United States Navy.