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Author:

Stavridis, James, author.

Title:

Sailing true north : ten admirals and the voyage of character / Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.).

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xix, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Admirals--Biography.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The power of persuasion themistocles -- A sailor of the Middle Kingdom Zheng He -- A Pirate and a Patriot Sir Francis Drake -- The Band of Brothers Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson -- The influencer Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan -- Rum, buggery, and the lash Admiral Lord John Arbuthnot Fisher -- The Admiral's Admiral Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz -- The Master of Angel Admiral Hyman Rickover -- The angel of change Admiral Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. -- Don't Go Near the Water Rear Admiral Grace Hopper -- Resilience and the Modern Admiral.

ISBN:

0525559930
9780525559931

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1076426263

LCCN:

2018053498

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)