Memoirs of Celebrated Naval Commanders
Author | : Edward Hawke Locker |
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Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : Admirals |
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Author | : Edward Hawke Locker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : Admirals |
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Author | : Edward Hawke Locker |
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Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : Admirals |
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Author | : Edward Hawke Locker |
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Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1831 |
Genre | : Admirals |
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Author | : Thomas Alexander Hughes |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2016-05-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0674969294 |
William Halsey was the most famous naval officer of World War II. His fearlessness in carrier raids against Japan, his steely resolve at Guadalcanal, and his impulsive blunder at the Battle of Leyte Gulf made him the “Patton of the Pacific” and solidified his reputation as a decisive, aggressive fighter prone to impetuous errors of judgment in the heat of battle. In this definitive biography, Thomas Hughes punctures the popular caricature of the “fighting admiral” to reveal the truth of Halsey’s personal and professional life as it was lived in times of war and peace. Halsey, the son of a Navy officer whose alcoholism scuttled a promising career, committed himself wholeheartedly to naval life at an early age. An audacious and inspiring commander to his men, he met the operational challenges of the battle at sea against Japan with dramatically effective carrier strikes early in the war. Yet his greatest contribution to the Allied victory was as commander of the combined sea, air, and land forces in the South Pacific during the long slog up the Solomon Islands chain, one of the war’s most daunting battlegrounds. Halsey turned a bruising slugfest with the Japanese navy into a rout. Skillfully mediating the constant strategy disputes between the Army and the Navy—as well as the clashes of ego between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz—Halsey was the linchpin of America’s Pacific war effort when its outcome was far from certain.
Author | : United States Naval Academy. Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 580 |
Release | : 1929 |
Genre | : Naval biography |
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Author | : Admiral William H. McRaven |
Publisher | : Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2019-05-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1538729725 |
Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism during his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. Sea Stories begins in 1963 at a French Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II-the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story. Sea Stories is an unforgettable look back on one man's incredible life, from childhood days sneaking into high-security military sites to a day job of hunting terrorists and rescuing hostages. Action-packed, humorous, and full of valuable life lessons like those exemplified in McRaven's bestselling Make Your Bed, Sea Stories is a remarkable memoir from one of America's most accomplished leaders.
Author | : George Peabody Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1861 |
Genre | : Best books |
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Author | : Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1861 |
Genre | : Best books |
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Author | : James Braidwood (Bookseller in Edinburgh.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 852 |
Release | : 1852 |
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