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Forrestal and the Navy / Robert Greenhalgh Albion and Robert Howe Connery ; with the collaboration of Jennie Barnes Pope ; foreword by William T. R. Fox.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Albion, Robert Greenhalgh, 1896-1983, author.
- Connery, Robert H., 1907-1998, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forrestal, James, 1892-1949.
- Forrestal, James.
- United States. Navy Department--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1962]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Presents a study of James Forrestal and the United States Department of the Navy to show the importance of having a well-qualified person holding an important job at a critical juncture in American history.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword / Fox, William T. R.
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- 1. The Road to the Cabinet
- 2. Executive in Action
- 3. Traditions and Precedents
- 4. Getting Under Way
- 5. The Impact of Pearl Harbor
- 6. Midpassage
- 7. The White House and the Hill
- 8. "Those Who Hate War"
- 9. Ability and Experience
- 10. ". . . Unto the Civilians"
- 11. The Road to the Pentagon
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780231882477
- 0231882475
- OCLC:
- 1100457370
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