8 Bells Lecture | Rear Adm. David Oliver: Leadership Principles and the Rise of the Nuclear Navy

Retired Rear Adm. David Oliver, "Against the Tide: Rickover’s Leadership Principles and the Rise of the Nuclear Navy," Eight Bells Book Lecture, Naval War College Museum, Dec. 4, 2014.

Against the Tide is a leadership book that illustrates how Adm. Hyman Rickover made a unique impact on American and Navy culture. Dave Oliver is the first former nuclear submarine commander who sailed for the venerable admiral to write about Rickover's management techniques. Oliver draws upon a wealth of untold stories to show how one man changed American and Navy culture while altering the course of history.

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