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...

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...

**An instant New York Times Bestseller!“Consider this another vaccine against disaster. Fortunately, this dose won't cause a temporary fever—and it happens to be a rippingly good read.” —Wired“This crisply written and well-paced book reads like an all-caps warning for a world shackled to the machines we carry in our pockets and place on our laps . . ." —The Washington PostFrom two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chill...

Un roman troublant de crédibilité où un face-à-face entre les États-Unis et la Chine risque d'échapper à tout contrôle.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 a...

From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes 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 worldIt is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old Am...

**“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...

From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034--and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration.On March 12, 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is on the bridge of her flagship, the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones, conducting a routine freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea wh...

◆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...

2054 : l’ordre politique américain ne s’est jamais remis de la guerre nucléaire avec la Chine, vingt ans plus tôt.Un nouveau parti s’est imposé, qui contrôle les médias mais de moins en moins la rue. Le Président en exercice, prêt à tout pour rester au pouvoir, s’effondre soudain en plein discours. Il a été assassiné d’une manière que personne n’aurait crue possible.Ne sachant comment réagir, la Maison-Blanche tente de dissimuler la vérité, mais les maladres...

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 of...

A chilling geopolitical thriller and real-world cautionary tale presenting a dark yet very possible future of war between the US and China – from two former military officers and award-winning authorsTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ‘A rippingly good read’ Wired______________12 March 2034.In the South China Sea, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is conducting routine freedom of na...

**“Gripping…Ackerman and Stavridis stage a harrowing global conflict that pits military might against an appetite for justice… equal parts haunting and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA gripping drama and chilling prophecy about the possible path to war for a planet devastated by climate change**In their novel 2034, decorated military officers and award-winning authors Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis imagined a war between the ...