To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision

From one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision-making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle, drawn from the history of the United States Navy, with outcomes both glorious and notoriousAt the heart of Admiral James Stavridis’\'s training as a naval officer was the preparation to lead sailors in combat, to face the decisive moment in battle whenever it might arise.

In To Risk It All, he offers up nine of the most useful and enthralling stories from the US Navy’\'s nearly 250- year history, and draws from them a set of insights that we can all put to use when confronted with fateful choices.