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Admirals under fire : the US Navy and the Vietnam War / Edward J. Marolda ; foreword by John Lehman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marolda, Edward J., author.
- Series:
- Peace and conflict series (Lubbock, Tex.)
- Peace and conflict series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- United States. Navy--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
- Admirals--United States--Biography.
- Admirals.
- History.
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Military operations, Naval--American.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 496 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- US Navy and the Vietnam War
- U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
- Place of Publication:
- Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "An examination of how America's top naval leaders-Admirals Zumwalt, Moorer, Sharp, Holloway, and Felt-dealt with the challenges of the Vietnam War and its aftermath, with a discussion of their relationships with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter and Secretaries of Defense McNamara, Laird, and Schlesinger"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Steaming Into The Abyss
- ch. 2 At The Brink
- ch. 3 Upping The Ante
- ch. 4 Command In Crisis
- ch. 5 Navy Troubles
- ch. 6 White Knight Of The Delta
- ch. 7 Fighting To Retreat
- ch. 8 Test Of Fire
- ch. 9 New Broom
- ch. 10 Revolution In The Navy
- ch. 11 Fighting Washington
- ch. 12 The End Game
- ch. 13 Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Marolda, Edward J., 1945- Admirals under fire
- ISBN:
- 9781682830895
- 1682830896
- OCLC:
- 1224584361
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