Admiral Stavridis, a leader in military, international affairs, and national security circles, shares his love of the sea and some of the sources of that affection. The Sailor's Bookshelf offers synopses of fifty books that illustrate the history, importance, lore, and lifestyle of the oceans and of those who “go down to the sea in ships.” Stavridis colors those descriptions with glimpses of his own ...
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The Sailor's Bookshelf
Fifty Books to Know the Sea
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Second World War Tank Crisis
"The Fall and Rise of British Armour, 1919-1945"
British World War II tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to recall any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true—British tanks were in many ways a disgrace. But why was Britain, the country that invented them, consistently unable to field tanks of ...
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