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James george stavridis born february 15, 1955 is a retired united states navy admiral. He is a leader and a sailor who stands out in every way. Leadership lessons from admiral james stavridis i had the honor of going one on one with one of the most respected leaders in the world. Among his many commands were four years as the 16th supreme allied commander at nato, where he oversaw operations in afghanistan, libya, syria, the balkans, and piracy off the coast of. Ten admirals and the voyage of character 9780525559931 by stavridis usn, admiral james and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Ten admirals and the voyage of character, comes along at such a propitious moment and should be required reading for all young people looking forward to a career in public life. From 2009 to 20 he was the 16th supreme allied commander at nato, where he personally selected the commands reading list, including many fiction titles. Matterhorn by karl marlantes a searing portrait of a young marine officers first 60 days in vicious combat in vietnam. Stavridis was responsible for nato operations in afghanistan, its conduct of a military intervention in libya and preparation for possible war in syria as well as worrying about the balkans, cyber threats, piracy, all while cutting nato by 30% due to budget reductions by the 28 nations of the alliance. Naval academy graduate with a masters degree and doctorate from the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university, conversant in both french and spanish, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the navys leaders and.
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