The Accidental Admiral: A Sailor Takes Command at NATO

After He Was Selected to be NATO's sixteenth Supreme Allied Commander, the New York Times described Adm. James Stavridis as a "Renaissance admiral." A U.S. Naval Academy graduate with a master's degree and doctorate from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the Navy's leaders and senior Pentagon civilians with his wide range of interests, educational background, and command of international affairs. The Accidental...