I Didnt Make Admiral
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Author | : George H. Jackson |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 125 |
Release | : 2024-05-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1039197175 |
Pour yourself a drink and walk the gangplank into the adventures of George Jackson, a retired naval officer and master mariner. Engrossing, irreverent, and full of life, I Didn’t Make Admiral is a collection of stories told with love, self-awareness, honesty, and a great sense of humour. George comes of age on the West Coast of Canada in the 1940s, finds his English rose while serving with the British Navy, introduces their children to the freedom of the ocean and islands, and does another 27,000 nautical miles under sail in his later years. With light, lively prose, this memoir gives you a taste of the navy and family life during the twentieth century set against the backdrop of privilege, poverty, and social position. Whether he was sailing over the waves in a ship or beneath them in a submarine, George’s lifelong affair with the sea and deep appreciation of family, friends and country come through on every page. George never did make Admiral—but along the journey he learned that was never really the point.
Author | : Admiral William H. McRaven |
Publisher | : Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2017-04-04 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1455570230 |
Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal). If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better. Admiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honor, and courage. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. "Powerful." --USA Today "Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault." --Washington Post "Superb, smart, and succinct." --Forbes
Author | : United States. Congress |
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Total Pages | : 1672 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 |
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Author | : Marc Wortman |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2022-02-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0300264933 |
A riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial “Father of the Nuclear Navy” “A superb and even-handed treatment of a complex, brilliant, and driven admiral who inspired both awe and loathing across the Navy he fundamentally reshaped.”—Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Commander, NATO, and author of 2034 Known as the “Father of the Nuclear Navy,” Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899–1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world’s first practical nuclear power reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and Cold War strategy. They still influence world affairs today. His disdain for naval regulations, indifference to the chain of command, and harsh, insulting language earned him enemies in the navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House. A Jew born in a Polish shtetl, Rickover ultimately became the longest-serving U.S. military officer in history. In this exciting new biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services |
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Total Pages | : 1786 |
Release | : 1969 |
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Total Pages | : 1182 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Legislative hearings |
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Author | : D. Michael Abrashoff |
Publisher | : Hachette+ORM |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2008-04-07 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0446537063 |
Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, legendary commander of the USS Benfold, continues in the same vein of his bestselling book It's Your Ship with the knowledge he's gained from his speaking to and advising some of the top business minds in the world. The story of Captain Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. By governing his ship with his unique management techniques, Abrashoff turned the Benfold into a model of naval efficiency, with amazing cost savings, the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, and a highly motivated and top performing crew. In It's Your Ship, he first demonstrated how to bring his successful management techniques from the ship to the boardroom. Now, in his newest book It's Your Ship, in the same rugged, can-do voice, Abrashoff will focus on the leadership, motivational, and management insights and tips that he has learned from his last six years of addressing business and corporate audiences. Abrashoff's timely advice will be eminently prescriptive, and will feature anecdotes and insights from leaders of businesses large and small and from public and non-profit sectors.
Author | : Suzanne Brockmann |
Publisher | : HQN Books |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2016-06-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1460399560 |
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann hasthrilled audiences with her Tall, Dark and Dangerous series. Experience it here with ahero who must face the most daring adventure of all—falling in love. Now everything is on the line… When six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab,it's up to Admiral Jake Robinson to infiltrate the compound where religious fanatics havestored the deadly toxin. His partner—posing as his wife—is Dr. Zoe Lange, a biological warfare specialist and anexpert in espionage. And though their marriage may be a hoax, Jake's growing feelings forZoe are anything but make-believe. With each hour he's in Zoe's company the stakes gethigher, and the situation within the compound is escalating…
Author | : Tom Milton |
Publisher | : Nepperhan Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2008-08-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0979457912 |
Kristy McKay, a young woman from Mississippi living in New York in the early 1960s, struggles to come to terms with her father, a war hero and proponent of white supremacy.
Author | : David R Oliver |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2021-08-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1682477363 |
A Navy Admiral's Bronze Rules uses case studies to explore the inherent risks of leadership and the tools available to those who nevertheless wish to take those chances. Real world examples are used and inevitably expose hitherto unrevealed history. The latter includes a secret of the Yom Kippur War, the background of the 1986 bloodless revolution in the Philippines, how Admiral Bud Zumwalt was such a unique Chief of Naval Operations, why our National War Plan suddenly had to be revised during the Reagan years and what spurred President Clinton’s anti-nuclear proliferation success. Rear Adm. Oliver sketches the problems a leader will routinely (and not-so routinely) face. He invites the reader to consider the attributes which will help best prepare them for future challenges. These thirty case studies demonstrate that few real leadership problems will yield to a “one-hammer” solution. No matter how good a practitioner may become with one leadership style, one knock-them-dead ability seldom serves to get a leader all the way through their problem or conflict. Adm. Oliver thus provides a range of tools for different personalities and situations. The potential leader thus has a range of solutions to fit the problem as well as an individual’s personal comfort zone.