James G Stavridis

Destroyer Captain

Lessons of a First Command

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Produktbeschreibung

This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of destroyer USS Barry reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship-- for the first time and in the midst of international crisis.--Publisher's description.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: US Naval Institute Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 124mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781591141853
• ISBN-10: 1591141850
• Artikelnr.: 40728611

Autorenporträt

Adm. James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) is a 1976 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who spent over 35 years on active service in the Navy. He commanded destroyers and a carrier strike group in combat and served for seven years as a four-star admiral, including nearly four years as the first Navy officer chosen as Supreme Allied Commander for Global Operations at NATO. After retiring from the Navy, he was named the dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2013. In addition, he currently serves as the U.S. Naval Institute's Chair of the Board of Directors. He has written articles on global security issues for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Atlantic Magazine, Naval War College Review, and Proceedings and is the author or co-author of several books, including Command at Sea 6th Ed. and Destroyer Captain.