When The Tempest Gat admiral the Navy Cross

the Navy Cross

As the inheritor of their legacy

author of Rising Strong and Daring Greatly

was summarily relieved of duty and his unit was booted from the combat zone

"No sweat—can do easy

When The Tempest Gat admiral the Navy CrossThese are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah and Mosul to directing multi national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe. The journey culminates in the story's