When first published in 1978, this book was immediately recognized as a useful and interesting source of information on U.S. naval and maritime flag officers. That reputation remains today, although copies have become hard to find in recent years, even in secondhand bookstores. Now with the publication of this reprint, a new generation of readers drawn to naval history can enjoy the 215 biographies presented. All of the top fleet and task force commanders, naval strategists, fighters, reformers, inventors, and legendary heroes in American naval history are covered, from the revolutionary John Paul Jones (who made flag rank only in the Russian navy) to the dynamic though controversial Hyman G. Rickover.
Along with photographs or portraits, every entry highlights the dynamic careers of leaders selected from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Maritime Service, Confederate States Navy, and even the Republic of Texas Navy. Each biographical sketch gives the complete service record, including ship and shore billets, as well as personal and academic background, battles fought, and the feats that made the subject famous. With all these details, the book adds up to a remarkably thorough biographical profile of American naval and maritime history. Accompanying the text is an appendix listing all major U.S. and Confederate naval commands and commanders since 1775 and an index of ship names, officers, battles, and campaigns.

Famous American admirals (A Norback book)

History

Reynolds, Clark G.

Military

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Integrates the events of the entire Pacific theater, from Japan's attempts to conquer East Asia, Chinese resistance, and the fall of European colonies to Japan, to the massive American war effort, the China-Burma-India area, and the submarine campaign

War in the Pacific

Crescent

Command of the sea;: The history and strategy of maritime empires [Jan 01, 1974] Reynolds, Clark G

Command of the sea;: The history and strategy of maritime empires

Morrow

The Civil War

Americas

Bdd Promotional Book Co

The carrier war (The Epic of flight)

Time-Life-Books

Chronicles America's involvement in World War II, the country's tranformation from an isolationist republic to a world leader, and how Americans lived through those years

America at War: The Homefront 1941-1945

GALLERY BOOKS

World War II History Illustrated Combat War

America at War: 1941-1945.

Gallery

Traces the life and career of Admiral Towers, and examines his role in the development of military aviation in the United States

Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy

Naval Inst Pr

Essays on Maritime Strategies used by the great powers of the past. The text begins with the ancient Minoans and continues through to World War II including possible applications into the present and future. It measures 6" x 9", contains 232 pages and has a dust cover.

History and the Sea: Essays on Maritime Strategies

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Univ of South Carolina Pr

The fast carriers: The forging of an air navy

R.E. Krieger

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