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Robert Russell offers an insightful and unsparing analysis of the dangers of complacent, conformist, promotion-seeking, don't-make-waves culture. It's relevant to our national security, past and present. As we face new dangers, it's a heartfelt call-to-action to identify and address the human and organizational culture dynamics that make us complacent, weaken our defenses, demoralize those who serve, and lead to senseless waste and loss of life. -Diane Bailey-Boulet, author of Poverty to Possibility: Snapshots from a Yorkshire Boyhood A gripping story of naval life by a young US officer with a clinically insightful understanding of the capabilities and difficulties faced, including details of the customs and of the struggles encountered on his journey from peace to the high seas in the darkest of times. The reader may be forgiven for thinking they are reading a Hollywood movie, only to coldly remember that this is not fiction. -Philip Lush What is The Face of the Sea? An engaging and highly personal chronicle of WWII from a US Navy officer in active service. We read with excitement his retelling of the famous air and sea battles in the Pacific, and his many anecdotes provide enough detail borne of direct experience to convince us of their reality. Enjoy the read! -Richard Maury

"""Robert Russell offers an insightful and unsparing analysis of the dangers of complacent, conformist, promotion-seeking, don't-make-waves culture. It's relevant to our national security, past and present. As we face new dangers, it's a heartfelt call-to-action to identify and address the human and organizational culture dynamics that make us complacent, weaken our defenses, demoralize those who serve, and lead to senseless waste and loss of life."" -Diane Bailey-Boulet, author of Poverty to Possibility: Snapshots from a Yorkshire Boyhood ""A gripping story of naval life by a young US officer with a clinically insightful understanding of the capabilities and difficulties faced, including details of the customs and of the struggles encountered on his journey from peace to the high seas in the darkest of times. The reader may be forgiven for thinking they are reading a Hollywood movie, only to coldly remember that this is not fiction."" -Philip Lush ""What is The Face of the Sea? An engaging and highly personal chronicle of WWII from a US Navy officer in active service. We read with excitement his retelling of the famous air and sea battles in the Pacific, and his many anecdotes provide enough detail borne of direct experience to convince us of their reality. Enjoy the read!"" -Richard Maury"

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