The natural human impulse is to run from attack. Downing, along with countless other soldiers and sailors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ran toward it, fighting to rescue his fellow navy men, to protect loved ones and civilians on the island, and to find the redemptive path forward from a devastating war. Here he reflects on his military career, including his experience during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to show how we can be people of faith...

"The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now in this updated 10th anniversary edition of his classic bestseller, Abrashoff presents his fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, a ship armed with every cutting-edge system available, it was like a business...

To better understand his father--a Navy pilot who died when his plane crashed in the Indian Ocean--the author spent eighteen months with members of his father's former squadron, the World-Famous Black Ravens, following them around the world and learning about their lives.

"An intimate true account of Americans at war, Days of Steel Rain is an epic drama about an unlikely group of men forced to work together in the face of an increasingly desperate enemy during the final year of World War II. Sprawling across the Pacific, this untold story follows the crew of the newly-built "vengeance ship" USS Astoria, named after her sunken predecessor lost earlier in the war. At its center lies U.S. Navy Captain George Dyer, who...