The Accidental Admiral: A Sailor Takes Command at NATO

291 Pages·2014·4.42 MB·English

by  James Stavridis

THE ACCIDENTAL
ADMIRAL
BOOKS BY ADM. JAMES STAVRIDIS
Partnership for the Americas:
Western Hemisphere Strategy and U.S. Southern Command
Destroyer Captain:
Lessons of a First Command
Watch Officer’s Guide,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Editions Division Officer’s Guide,
Tenth Edition
BOOKS CO-AUTHORED BY ADM. JAMES STAVRIDIS
Command at Sea,
Fifth and Sixth Editions
Watch Officer’s Guide,
Fifteenth Edition
Division Officer’s Guide,
Ninth and Eleventh Editions

Naval Institute Press 291 Wood Road Annapolis, MD 21402
© 2014 by Adm. James G. Stavridis, USN (Ret.) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stavridis, James.
The accidental admiral : a sailor takes command at NATO / Adm. James Stavridis, USN (Ret.).
1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN 978-1-61251-782-7 (ePub) 1. Stavridis, James. 2. Admirals—United States—Biography. 3. United
States. Navy—Officers—Biography. 4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization—Biography. 5. United States
—History, Military—20th century. 6. United States—History, Military—21st century. 7. United States—
Armed Forces—Technological innovations—Anecdotes. I. Title. II. Title: Sailor takes command at NATO.
E745.S675
359.0092—dc23
[B]
2014025183
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