Against the tide : Rickover's leadership principles and the rise of the nuclear Navy / Rear Admiral Dave Oliver, USN (Ret.).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Dave, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rickover, Hyman George.

United States. Navy.

Admirals--United States--Biography.

Admirals.

Marine nuclear reactor plants.

Industrial safety.

History.

Nuclear warships.

Nuclear submarines.

United States.

United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.

Nuclear submarines--United States--History--20th century.

Nuclear warships--United States--Safety measures--History.

Marine nuclear reactor plants--United States--Safety measures--History.

United States. Navy--Management.

Management.

Leadership--United States.

Leadership.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 178 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2014.

Summary:

"Drawn from a wealth of untold stories, Against the Tide is a leadership book that illustrates how Adm. Hyman Rickover was the innovative driving force behind America's nuclear submarine navy and how he revolutionized naval warfare in the latter half of the twentieth century. Rickover's single-minded focus on safety protected Americans from nuclear contamination, a record that contrasts with the dozens of nuclear reactor accidents suffered by the Russians. While Rickover has been the subject of numerous biographies, little has been written about his unique management practices; however, Dave Oliver had the good fortune to know and to serve under Rickover during much of his thirty-year career in the Navy and is singularly qualified to explain the management and leadership principles behind Rickover's success"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Oliver, Dave, 1941- Against the tide.

ISBN:

9781612517971

1612517978

OCLC:

875254504

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