Battleships and Sea Power

"If you want ten people to approve of you, all you have to do is act like everyone else. If you want millions to admire you, you must stand out from the crowd. And if you want your name to go down in history and be remembered by all humanity, you must stand against the whole world."...

That was how the museum staff member standing beside the display case introduced the exhibit inside. It held a marshal's scepter that represented both the sea and the sky, a fusion of sea power and air power. Its owner once commanded an invincible fleet across the Atlantic, undefeated wherever it went... "It's just a shame its owner never picked it up."