New Releases by James Stavridis

From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034, another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America’s violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the world It is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old American political order. A new party has emerged in the US, one that’s held power for over a decade. Efforts to cement its grip have resulted in mounting violent resistance. The American president has control of the media, but he is beginning to lose control of the streets. Many fear he’ll stop at nothing to remain in the White House. Suddenly, he collapses in the middle of an address to the nation. After an initial flurry of misinformation, the administration reluctantly announces his death. A cover-up ensues, conspiracy theories abound, and the country descends into a new type of civil war. A handful of elite actors from the worlds of computer science, intelligence, and business have a fairly good idea what happened. All signs point to a profound breakthrough in AI, of which the remote assassination of an American president is hardly the most game-changing ramification. The trail leads to an outpost in the Amazon rainforest, the last known whereabouts of the tech visionary who predicted this breakthrough. As some of the world’s great powers, old and new, state and nonstate alike, struggle to outmaneuver one another in this new Great Game of scientific discovery, the outcome becomes entangled with the fate of American democracy. Combining a deep understanding of AI, biotech, and the possibility of a coming Singularity, along with their signature geopolitical sophistication, Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis have once again written a visionary work. 2054 is a novel that reads like a thriller even as it demands that we consider the trajectory of our society and its potentially calamitous destination.

“The Restless Wave is not only a stirring and gripping story of the sea, but also of love and war and leadership. Admiral Stavridis’s sweeping knowledge of history and life in the Navy shines on every page, imbuing this work with authenticity and power.” —David Grann, #1 NYT bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon “In the engaging tradition of Herman Wouk and Patrick O’Brian, Admiral James Stavridis has given us a fascinating novel of one young man’s—and one great nation’s—war at sea. The book is at once entertaining and illuminating, touching on the most fundamental of human themes with deftness and an appreciation of the immense achievements of the United States Navy in the deadliest of eras.” —Jon Meacham From the New York Times bestselling former NATO commander comes a riveting historical novel that charts the coming-of-age of a gifted but immature young naval officer as he is tested in the crucible of World War II in the Pacific Scott Bradley James arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, as a plebe in the class of 1941 without a terribly good idea why he wants to be a naval officer, other than that his father was a sailor, and he wants to see the world, whatever that means. Scott and his roommate become fast friends, and, after surviving scrapes of their own making, the two fetch up at Pearl Harbor. War is brewing, and their class has graduated early. They have been sent to battle stations. Admiral James Stavridis is an acclaimed novelist, a decorated military leader, and a great student of military history. He draws on it all to capture the experience of being storm-tossed by the bloody first years of the Second World War. Scott Bradley James is a talented young officer, but he has a lot to learn. And war will have a lot to teach him. The Restless Wave offers a gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s astonishing progress through the first three years of the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor through to Midway, Guadalcanal, and the Coral Sea. A story of character under pressure in the harshest of proving grounds, it is written with careful fidelity to the truths of war that have made sea stories essential to the art of storytelling since Odysseus.

Das Herzstück von Admiral James Stavridis'' Ausbildung zum Marineoffizier war die Vorbereitung auf die Führung von Matrosen im Gefecht. In diesem Buch stellt er neun der nützlichsten und spannendsten Geschichten von berühmten Führungsakten in der Schlacht aus der fast 250-jährigen Geschichte der US-Marine vor und leitet daraus eine Reihe von Erkenntnissen ab, die wir alle nutzen können, wenn wir vor schicksalhafte Entscheidungen gestellt werden. »Alles zu riskieren« ist voll von spannenden und heldenhaften Heldentaten, aber es ist alles andere als eine seichte Übung in Mythenpflege. Jede Führungspersönlichkeit in diesem Buch hat echte Schwächen – wie wir alle –, und die Geschichten des Scheiterns sind genauso wichtig wie die Geschichten des Erfolgs. Am Ende dieses Meisterkurses werden wir besser gewappnet sein für die harten Entscheidungen, vor die uns das Leben stellt.

Au cours d''une mission de routine en mer de Chine, la commodore américaine Sarah Hunt repère un chalutier en détresse et décide de lui porter assistance. Un choix dangereux, car les Chinois revendiquent leur souveraineté sur ces eaux contestées. Dans le même temps, un F-35 américain surarmé et son pilote, Chris "Wedge" Mitchell, tombent aux mains de l''armée iranienne. Ces incidents apparemment isolés vont mettre en branle une implacable mécanique de confrontation. Personne ne souhaitant l''apocalypse nucléaire, chaque puissance joue au plus serré. Mais peut-on jamais tout prévoir ?

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 notorious At 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. Conflict. Crisis. Risk. These words have a distinct meaning in a military context that we hope will never apply identically in our own lives. But at the same time, as Admiral Stavridis shows with great clarity, many lessons are universal. To Risk it All is filled with thrilling and heroic exploits, but it is anything but a shallow exercise in myth burnishing. Every leader in this book has real flaws, as all humans do, and the stories of failure, or at least the decisions that have been defined as such, are as crucial as the stories of success. In the end, when this master class is concluded, we will be better armed for hard decisions both expected and not.

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 service--"sea stories" in popular parlance--that not only clarify his choices but show why he is held in such high esteem among his fellow sailors. Divided into four main categories--The Oceans, Explorers, Sailors in Fiction, and Sailors in Non-Fiction--Admiral Stavridis'' choices will appeal to "old salts" and to those who have never known the sights of the ever-changing seascape nor breathed the tonic of an ocean breeze. The result is a navigational aid that guides readers through the realm of sea literature, covering a spectrum of topics that range from science to aesthetics, from history to modernity, from solo sailing to great battles. Among these eclectic choices are guides to shiphandling and navigation, classic fiction that pits man against the sea, ecological and strategic challenges, celebrations of great achievements and the lessons that come with failure, economic competition and its stepbrother combat, explorations of the deep, and poetry that beats with the pulse of the wave. Some of the included titles are familiar to many, while others, are likely less well-known but are welcome additions to this encompassing collection. Admiral Stavridis has chosen some books that are relatively recent, and he recommends other works which have been around much longer and deserve recognition.

Escrito por dois ex-oficiais militares e autores premiados, 2034 é um thriller geopolítico assustadoramente autêntico que antecipa um confronto naval entre os Estados Unidos e a China no mar do Sul da China e o início de uma nova guerra mundial. Um thriller visionário sobre a próxima guerra mundial. Bestseller imediato do New York Times. Escrito por dois ex-oficiais militares e autores premiados, 2034 é um thriller geopolítico assustadoramente autêntico que antecipa um confronto naval entre os Estados Unidos e a China no mar do Sul da China e o início de uma nova guerra mundial. A 12 de março de 2034, a capitão da Marinha dos Estados Unidos Sarah Hunt encontra-se no seu navio-chefe, a comandar uma patrulha no mar do Sul da China, quando deteta uma embarcação não identificada em perigo, com fumo a sair da ponte. No mesmo dia, o piloto fuzileiro dos Estados Unidos Chris «Wedge» Mitchell comanda um F-35 sobre o estreito de Ormuz, testando uma nova tecnologia furtiva, quando se aproxima demasiado do espaço aéreo iraniano. No final desse dia, Wedge terá sido feito prisioneiro dos iranianos, e o navio de Sarah Hunt estará no fundo do mar, depois de ser atacado pela Marinha chinesa. A China e o Irão coordenam movimentos com recurso a novas e poderosas ciberarmas que tornam indefesos os navios e aviões americanos. Num único dia, a crença dos Estados Unidos na superioridade estratégica das suas Forças Armadas fica desfeita, e uma nova e terrível era tem início. «Um olhar assustador sobre como um confronto com uma grande potência pode ficar descontrolado. Um thriller convincente que deveria ser de leitura obrigatória para os líderes nacionais.» — Kirkus Reviews «A obra, alicerçada na análise de factos e informação classificada, tem por basea convicção de que a guerra será "inevitável". Stavridis explica ao Expresso : "Este livro pretende ser um alerta e não uma previsão infalível, espero. É urgente que ambos os países percebam que caminham lentamente em direção a uma guerra, como as nações europeias em 1914." Como o título indica, o confronto pode ocorrer num prazo de 13 anos, altura em que a China atingirá o pico da capacidade militar e tecnológica,enquanto o poderio dos Estados Unidos terá estagnado.» — Ricardo Lourenço (correspondente nos E.U.A.), Expresso

James G. Stavridis gehört zu den höchst dekorierten Admirälen unserer Zeit. Mit Segeln gen Nord begibt er sich mit zehn der glorreichsten Marinekapitäne der Geschichte auf eine einmalige Reise. Von Themistokles über Drake und Nelson bis zu Nimitz und Hopper spannt er einen Bogen über 2500 Jahre Seefahrtsgeschichte – vom alten Griechenland bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. Die abenteuerlichen Karrieren und außergewöhnlichen Biografien der zehn porträtierten Admiräle dienen gleichsam als Blaupause für den Weg zu wahrem Charakter. Denn in unseren postmodernen Zeiten werden wir Zeuge eines schleichenden Charakterverlustes, getrieben von einer globalen Populärkultur, die sich zunehmend von klassischen Tugenden entfernt. Wir streben auf eine Welt zu, die sich in atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit bewegt, in der wir nicht einen Moment innehalten und überlegen, was richtig und gerecht ist. Mit diesem Buch liegt eine einmalige Sammlung der größten Seefahrer und großartigsten Geschichten der Weltmeere vor, die Ihnen auf Ihrem Weg zur Charakterbildung als wertvoller Kompass dienen soll.

Watch Officer''s Guide, 16th Edition, is a handbook for all deck and combat information center watch officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard afloat, in the air, under the sea, and ashore. Originally written more than one hundred years ago and last revised in 2007, the book provides officers with guidance on the watch in general, communications, shiphandling, standard commands, safety, honors and ceremonies, engineering, and rules of the road--essential elements for success in standing any watch. It offers, in a single volume, a great deal of important information for aspiring officers seeking qualification, ensuring that they have the requisite knowledge and appreciation of the importance of what they are doing. For the more experienced watch officer, this 16th edition continues a long-standing tradition by providing a compendium of information handy for review and for the actual standing of a watch. The lessons and themes are shaped and geared toward the afloat watchstander, though they also provide a foundation for success in other areas of both military and personal life.

From one of the most distinguished admirals of our time and a former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, a meditation on leadership and character refracted through the lives of ten of the most illustrious naval commanders in history In Sailing True North, Admiral Stavridis offers lessons of leadership and character from the lives and careers of history''s most significant naval commanders. He also brings a lifetime of reflection to bear on the subjects of his study--naval history, the vocation of the admiral, and global geopolitics. Above all, this is a book that will help you navigate your own life''s voyage: the voyage of leadership of course, but more important, the voyage of character. Sailing True North helps us find the right course to chart. Simply as epic lives, the tales of these ten admirals offer up a collection of the greatest imaginable sea stories. Moreover, spanning 2,500 years from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century, Sailing True North is a book that offers a history of the world through the prism of our greatest naval leaders. None of the admirals in this volume were perfect, and some were deeply flawed. But from Themistocles, Drake, and Nelson to Nimitz, Rickover, and Hopper, important themes emerge, not least that serving your reputation is a poor substitute for serving your character; and that taking time to read and reflect is not a luxury, it''s a necessity. By putting us on personal terms with historic leaders in the maritime sphere he knows so well, James Stavridis gives us a compass that can help us navigate the story of our own lives, wherever that voyage takes us.

文明的搖籃、發展與衝突、貿易戰爭、殖民爭霸、強權併吞、生態環境 海洋是世上最大犯罪現場？最多不法之地？ 大海的一切，牽動著陸地上的人類，7大海洋的過去與未來如何影響世界？ 萬海歸宗，一切要從海說起！ 我們往往只關注陸地，卻忽略更遼闊、影響人類命運的海洋大歷史 研究人類歷史，不只是陸地，海洋史更不能缺席 它左右了歷史走向，是世界史的縮影！ 海洋的重要性，遠超乎我們的想像 蘊藏石油、天然氣、金屬礦產、漁產等重要資源的海洋，為各國所覬覦 全球水道互相連通，也牽動著全球事務及地緣政治，新海上大戰一觸即發 海權是人類史的推手，造就今日世界的樣貌，也決定未來的命運 繼美國海軍史學家 奧夫瑞‧薩耶‧馬漢 之後，最具權威的海權論著──海軍上將 詹姆斯‧史塔萊迪 以《海權爭霸：世界7大海洋的歷史與地緣政治，全球列強戰略布局與角力》帶讀者真正重新認識海洋的前世今生，過去與未來。 詹姆斯‧史塔萊迪：「像地中海的西西里一樣，台灣也是兵家必爭的戰略要地。我穿著美國海軍制服倘佯在基隆港各處，腦海中想著這個島的戰略重要性：它像是南中國海的瓶塞，扼住韓國、日本、中國以及南方諸國之間的海上通道。」 詹姆斯‧史塔萊迪航遍全球各大洋的海軍上將，以獨到眼光剖析各大海洋： ‧一切海洋之母 ── 太平洋 ‧殖民的搖籃 ── 大西洋 ‧未來之海 ── 印度洋 ‧海戰發源地 ── 地中海 ‧可能爆發衝突的海 ── 南中國海 ‧停滯在過去的海 ── 加勒比海 ‧願景與凶險 ── 北冰洋 當代最著名的海軍將領，也是唯一做過北約盟軍最高統帥的美國海軍上將史塔萊迪，用他旅經全球各大海洋、身歷其境的經驗，寫出有關海權的故事，告訴我們海洋地理如何塑造國家命運，海軍軍力如何在一種實質意義上造就今天這個世界，並且決定明天的世界。 觀察地球和人類歷史時，我們往往聚焦在占30％表面積的陸塊，而輕忽占70％的海洋。事實上，海洋對過去及未來的世界都有關鍵性影響，範圍含括經濟、政治、軍事、生態環保等，因戰略地位及蘊涵重要資源，成為各國的權力競技場，誰能制定海洋秩序、調度世界資源，便能成為強權，海上力量對於國家繁榮與安全至關重要。 《海權爭霸》是一本精彩的海軍史，帶領我們以新角度觀察各大海上戰役。史塔萊迪以銳利的眼光探討特別是在北冰洋、東地中海與南中國海出現新海上大戰的可能性。從海盜到汙染，以宏觀角度審視海洋面對的諸多挑戰。 ※ 專文導讀 宋學文（國立中正大學戰略暨國際事務研究所教授兼社會科學院院長） 高世明（國立中山大學海洋事務研究所助理教授） 郭崇倫（聯合報副總編輯、《全球瞭望》節目主持人） ※ 好評推薦 王高成（淡江大學國際事務與戰略研究所教授兼國際研究學院院長） 宋燕輝（中央研究院歐美研究所研究員、挪威奧斯陸和平研究所全球研究員） 劉必榮（東吳大學政治學系教授） ※ 國際一致好評 世上沒有人比史塔萊迪將軍更了解海洋的重要性，以及海洋對現今安全的衝擊。他是一位無論從任何方面來說都傑出的領導人與海員。 ── 約翰‧麥坎（Senator John McCain），美國參議員 史塔萊迪將軍有將近七年的海軍戰鬥指揮官經驗，並且擔任過四年北約盟軍最高統帥，對這個世界瞭若指掌。在《海權爭霸》這本書裡，他毫不藏私，用明白而鋒銳的方式引導我們，幫助我們了解海的世界──在這動盪紛擾的世紀，這是一本非常重要的分析。 ── 羅伯‧蓋茨（Robert M. Gates），美國國防部長（2008－2011） 史塔萊迪將軍在美國海軍服役近四十年，素以地緣政治重要思想家著稱。他將幾十年海上經驗與地緣政治思考合而為一，寫成《海權爭霸》這本書，為任何真正思考21世紀世界新挑戰的人必備。 ── 比爾‧麥拉文（Admiral Bill Mcraven），美國海軍退役將軍 史塔萊迪將軍曾經航遍全球各大洋，他將這些旅程精簡濃縮，寫成這本觀察力敏銳的海上世界地緣政治佳作。他以海員的眼光觀察這個動盪的海上世界，是一次值得我們一遊的旅程。 ── 麥克‧穆蘭（Admiral Mike Mullen），美國海軍退役將軍，曾任第17屆參謀首長聯席會議主席、第28屆海軍軍令部長 非常精采，非常重要……史塔萊迪不僅充分描述了他的副標題──全球海洋的歷史與地緣政治──還達成更深奧、複雜、意義也更重大的目標：在一個大海權國海軍的海上服役，可以同時擴展服役軍官的戰術、作業、戰略與政策知識與技巧，而且最重要的是，還能提升這位軍官對這類衝突層面各式各樣相互關係的見解……這是一本所有海員、決策人士、特別是同時兼為海員與決策人士者必讀的好書。 ──《美國海軍研究所月刊》（Proceedings Magazine） 史塔萊迪對海權史瞭若指掌（他是福雷契法學院院長，在塔夫茨大學教外交），但同樣重要的是，他在海軍服役時駕艦航行海上，以及身為北約盟軍最高統帥的第一手經驗……他生動描述了身為海軍青年軍官，駕艦通過巴拿馬海峽，通過澳洲與新幾內亞之間的托雷斯海峽的感覺，他對全球海洋的整體觀念也因此增添了個人權威……這本書說明海洋過去與現在在人類文明扮演的角色，內容發人深省、文字淺顯易讀。 ──《科克斯書評》（Kirkus Reviews） 史塔萊迪在理論與個人經驗之間做了最佳平衡；他博覽叢書，對海軍史瞭若指掌，同時也以數十年光陰親歷這些歷史過程……《海權爭霸》以敏銳眼光觀察現代海洋的危險現實，但也不忘在全書每一篇章強調希望。而無論是危險還是希望，這本書提出令人信服的一個結論：在我們這個水世界，海洋仍是關鍵性的決勝戰場。 ──《基督教科學箴言報》（Christian Science Monitor） 美國海軍退役上將史塔萊迪，總括數十年作戰指揮官的經驗知識，讓我們了解海軍例行功能……這是一本激勵人心，讓人奮起的書……它及時提醒我們，海洋或許看起來溫馴──但那不過是表象罷了。 ──《發行人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）

From one of the most admired admirals of his generation -- and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO -- comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world’s most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations, and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today, and will shape the world we live in tomorrow. Not least, Sea Power is marvelous naval history, giving us fresh insight into great naval engagements from the battles of Salamis and Lepanto through to Trafalgar, the Battle of the Atlantic, and submarine conflicts of the Cold War. It is also a keen-eyed reckoning with the likely sites of our next major naval conflicts, particularly the Arctic Ocean, Eastern Mediterranean, and the South China Sea. Finally, Sea Power steps back to take a holistic view of the plagues to our oceans that are best seen that way, from piracy to pollution. When most of us look at a globe, we focus on the shape of the of the seven continents. Admiral Stavridis sees the shapes of the seven seas. After reading Sea Power, you will too. Not since Alfred Thayer Mahan’s legendary The Influence of Sea Power upon History have we had such a powerful reckoning with this vital subject.

For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author, R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly influenced their leadership skills and provided them with special insights that helped propel them to success in spite of the many demanding challenges they faced. The Leader’s Bookshelf synthesizes their responses to identify the top fifty books that can help virtually anyone become a better leader. Each of the works—novels, memiors, biographies, autobiographies, management publications—are summarized and the key leadership lessons extracted and presented. Whether individuals work their way through the entire list and read each book cover to cover, or read the summaries provided to determine which appeal to them most, The Leader’s Bookshelf will provide a roadmap to better leadership. Highlighting the value of reading in both a philosophical and a practical sense, The Leader’s Bookshelf provides sound advice on how to build an extensive library, lists other books worth reading to improve leadership skills, and analyzes how leaders use what they read to achieve their goals. An efficient way to sample some of literature’s greatest works and to determine which ones can help individuals climb the ladder of success, The Leader’s Bookshelf is for anyone who wants to improve his or her ability to lead—whether in family life, professional endeavors, or within society and civic organizations.

Recent operations conducted against U.S. businesses and its citizens have once again exposed a critical vulnerability in how the United States government thinks about and defends itself against non-kinetic instruments of power. This is particularly true in the new man-made domain of cyber.

This memoir of James Stavridis'' two years in command of the destroyer USS Barry reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship—for the first time and in the midst of international crisis. From Haiti to the Balkans to the Arabian GulfBarry was involved in operations throughout the world during his 1993–1995 tour. Drawing on daily journals he kept for the entire period, the author reveals the complex nature of those deployments in a "real time" context and describes life on board the Barry and liberty ashore for sailors and officers alike. With all the joy, doubt, self-examination, hope, and fear of a first command, he offers an honest examination of his experience from the bridge to help readers grasp the true nature of command at sea. The window he provides into the personal lives of the crew illuminates not only their hard work in a ship that spent more than 70 percent of its time underway, but also the sacrifices of their families ashore. Stavridis credits his able crew for the many awards the Barry won while he was captain, including the Battenberg Cup for top ship in the Atlantic Fleet. Naval aficionados who like seagoing fiction will be attracted to the book, as will those fascinated by life at sea. Officers from all the services, especially surface warfare naval officers aspiring to command, will find these lessons of a first command by one of the Navy''s most respected admirals both entertaining and instructive.

First published in 1943, this book has long been the key resource for U.S. Navy officers preparing for command at sea. This sixth edition reflects the sweeping changes that have occurred over the past decade in the mechanics of how command at sea is executed and the context in which commanding officers work. Among these changes are the adoption of a new maritime strategy that identifies maritime security and humanitarian assistance as core competencies, a post 9/11 environment in which maritime intercept operations and irregular warfare are key, the rise of piracy, increasing joint and combined operations, the growing capacity to share information, and the modernization of the fleet. An expanded discussion of the submarine-related aspects of command is also included.

Almost as essential to a successful bridge watch as a helm, this guide has long been a primary source of information for standing a taut, safe, and efficient watch. The new edition has been updated for the Navy of the twenty-first century, reflecting the need for increased security, the appropriate role of automation in navigation, and the extensive integration of computers into virtually every phase of watchstanding. While these new elements give this revised edition a futuristic feel, the timeless basics are reassuringly still there. New figures and appendixes reveal the evolving nature of today''s Navy and the wonders of supportive technology, yet proper development of the human element remains paramount in this newest version of a longstanding classic. Admiral Stavridis and Captain Girrier have made the essential guide a worthy companion to their Division Officer''s Guide, and they have ensured that this latest addition to the Blue & Gold Professional Library meets the exacting standards of that important series. Safe navigation, standard commands, honors and ceremonies, communications, weather, and practical advice on the keeping of a deck log are among the many subjects covered in this comprehensive book. Practical checklists and samples help watchstanders meet the demands of challenging evolutions such as getting underway, entering port, and night steaming. Whether the watch is on the bridge, on the quarterdeck, or in the combat information center, the prudent watchstander will do well to adhere to the advice of a famous ad campaign: "Don''t leave home without it."

An essential reference and ready source of information for Navy and Coast Guard division officers.