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Pearl Harbor's greatest lesson

Published December 07, 2012

Perhaps the greatest lesson of Pearl Harbor is that nothing is impossible for the American people.
Five-star leadership for Veterans Day

Published November 12, 2012

American history is replete with tales of conflict between presidents and Congress, but rarely have both institutions been more in agreement than when they bestowed five-star ranks on eight admirals and generals near the end of World War II.
Guadalcanal -- when the best defense was a bold offense

Published August 07, 2012

It took four months of bitter fighting before Guadalcanal was secure and the Japanese abandoned their efforts to re-capture it.
When Fathers sent their sons to war

Published June 16, 2012

The only thing more difficult than ordering men into harm’s way is sending one’s own son into battle. It has happened throughout history and continues with men and women today, but rarely have there been more sweeping and poignant father-son experiences than during World War II.
Leadership lessons from America's Fleet Admirals

Published June 09, 2012

Only four men in American history have been accorded the five-star rank of Fleet Admiral. Chester W. Nimitz, William F. Halsey, Jr., William D. Leahy, and Ernest J. King, not only rose to the top and won World War II, but also gave the United States Navy a global reach that has lasted for almost seven decades.