Published: June 30, 2022, 10:32 a.m.
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Retired four-star Admiral James Stavridis chats with Trey Elling about TO RISK IT ALL: NINE CONFLICTS AND THE CRUCIBLE OF DECISION. Topics include:
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\\n - John Paul Jones continuing to fight a battle that was seemingly lost (1:43)
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\\n - An amazing example of risk-taking from the US Civil War (4:46)
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\\n - "Cool Hand" George Dewey and the challenges he overcame with his fleet entering Manilla Bay in 1898 (7:10)
\\n - A heroic example of risk-taking from a low-ranking figure at Pearl Harbor (10:02)
\\n - Admiral William "Bull" Halsey as an example of risky decision-making leading to tragic consequences (13:23)
\\n - The saddest example of lose-lose decision-making in the book (17:42)
\\n - Rear Admiral Michelle Howard and her team\'s rescue of Captain Jim Phillips from Somali pirates (22:19)
\\n - An unfortunate example of decision-making, relating to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic (27:06)
\\n - A good example of risk-taking in the face of conflict from Jim\'s career (31:48)
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