Stavridis: 8 books

Despite demonstrated prowess in the handling of ships and sailors, five years after receiving his commission, Jim Stavridis was planning on getting out of the Navy and going to law school. His assignments officer, a young lieutenant commander by the name of Mike Mullen (who would go on to become Chairman...

“The Leader’s Bookshelf” identifies the "Top 50" books that can help anyone become a better leader. The works selected were based on hundreds of interviews with the most senior active and retired four-star U.S. military leaders who identified books from which they gained the special...

From one of the most admired admirals of his generation -- and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO -- comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world’s most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element...

This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) 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. From Haiti to the Balkans to the Arabian Gulf, the Barry was involved in operations...

◆文明的搖籃、發展與衝突、貿易戰爭、殖民爭霸、強權併吞、生態環境 ◆海洋是世上最大犯罪現場？最多不法之地？ ◆大海的一切，牽動著陸地上的人類，7大海洋的過去與未來如何影響世界？ 萬海歸宗，一切要從海說起！ 我們往往只關注陸地，卻忽略更遼闊、影響人類命運的海洋大歷史 研究人類歷史，不只是陸地，海洋史更不能缺席 它左右了歷史走向，是世界史的縮影！ 海洋的重要性，遠超乎我們的想像 蘊藏石油、天然氣、金屬礦產、漁產等重要資源的海洋，為各國所覬覦 全球水道互相連通，也牽動著全球事務及地緣政治，新海上大戰一觸即發 海權是人類史的推手，造就今日世界的樣貌，也決定未來的命運 繼美國海軍史學家...

Naval officers and enlisted personnel undergo extensive training to cope with the special demands of their duties at sea and ashore, but what about their spouses and children? This practical, one-of-a-kind guide fills the gap by helping families navigate the unique challenges of Navy life. Personal,...

The Center for Complex Operations (CCO) has produced this edited volume, Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization, that delves deeply into everything mentioned above and more. In a time when the threat is growing, this is a timely effort. CCO has gathered an...

This revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges confronting the political system as well as the international politics of the European Union. It draws from a spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Union actually is and how it is developing.