Author: Edward Hawke LockerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Memoirs of Celebrated Naval Commanders
Author: Edward Hawke LockerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Memoirs of Celebrated Naval Commanders
Author: Edward Hawke LockerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The naval gallery of Greenwich hospital, portraits and memoirs of celebrated naval commanders
Author: Edward Hawke LockerPublisher:
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Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Bibliography of Naval Literature in the United States Naval Academy Library
Author: United States Naval Academy. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Naval biography
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Nelsons Hero
Author: Victor T. SharmanPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844152669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Horatio Nelson's first captain was William Locker who recognised the exceptional talents of the young midshipman who was to become the most famous sailor in history. Thirty-seven years later Admiral Lord Nelson wrote to Locker 'I have been your scholar; it was you who taught me to board a Frenchman by your conductÉ It is you who always taught me to lay a Frenchman close and you will beat him. My only merit in my profession is being a good scholar'. Captain William Locker's career as a Sea Captain fighting the King's enemies on the high seas makes gripping reading and high drama.
Sailing True North
Author: Admiral James Stavridis, USNPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525559957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
From one of the most distinguished admirals of our time and a former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, a meditation on leadership and character refracted through the lives of ten of the most illustrious naval commanders in history In Sailing True North, Admiral Stavridis offers lessons of leadership and character from the lives and careers of history's most significant naval commanders. He also brings a lifetime of reflection to bear on the subjects of his study--naval history, the vocation of the admiral, and global geopolitics. Above all, this is a book that will help you navigate your own life's voyage: the voyage of leadership of course, but more important, the voyage of character. Sailing True North helps us find the right course to chart. Simply as epic lives, the tales of these ten admirals offer up a collection of the greatest imaginable sea stories. Moreover, spanning 2,500 years from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century, Sailing True North is a book that offers a history of the world through the prism of our greatest naval leaders. None of the admirals in this volume were perfect, and some were deeply flawed. But from Themistocles, Drake, and Nelson to Nimitz, Rickover, and Hopper, important themes emerge, not least that serving your reputation is a poor substitute for serving your character; and that taking time to read and reflect is not a luxury, it's a necessity. By putting us on personal terms with historic leaders in the maritime sphere he knows so well, James Stavridis gives us a compass that can help us navigate the story of our own lives, wherever that voyage takes us.
Sea Stories
Author: Admiral William H. McRavenPublisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1538729725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism during his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. Sea Stories begins in 1963 at a French Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II-the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story. Sea Stories is an unforgettable look back on one man's incredible life, from childhood days sneaking into high-security military sites to a day job of hunting terrorists and rescuing hostages. Action-packed, humorous, and full of valuable life lessons like those exemplified in McRaven's bestselling Make Your Bed, Sea Stories is a remarkable memoir from one of America's most accomplished leaders.
Catalogues of Books for Sale by E.W. Stibbs
Author: E. W. StibbsBulletin of Books in the Various Departments of Literature and Science Added to the Public Library of Cincinnati During the Year...
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Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Author: William Brown