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No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf
No Higher Honor Saving the USS Samuel B Roberts in the Persian Gulf
Author: Bradley Peniston
Like its World War II namesake of Leyte Gulf fame, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small combatant built for escort duty. But its skipper imbued his brand-new crew with a fighting spirit to match their forebears, and in 1988 when the guided missile frigate was thrust into the Persian Gulf at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, there was no bet...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781591146612
ISBN-10: 1591146615
Publication Date: 7/1/2006
Pages: 275
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Publisher: United States Naval Inst.
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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I was on this ship when it hit the mine in the Persian Gulf. This book is an incredibly accurate accounting of what we went through. Both leading up to hitting the mine, as well as saving the ship after we hit the mine.

A must read for anyone interested in learning good leadership.
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