Daring Beyond Reason: The Origins of an Ancient Superpower and the First Great War

The title of the new book by Professor of International Relations Scott Silverstone of the US Military Academy at West Point is What we can learn from the Ancient Greeks and the Peloponnesian War. While on active duty, Dr. Silverstone managed the Navy's portion of the White House-directed nuclear attack survivability program and directed all Navy participation in the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored global crisis management exercise program and the NATO crisis exercise program.