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Admirals under fire : the US Navy and the Vietnam War
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Admirals under fire : the US Navy and the Vietnam War / Edward J. Marolda ; foreword by John Lehman.
ISBN
9781682830895
1682830896
9781682830901
Publication
Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2021]
Physical Description
xxiii, 496 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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.
Variant and related titles
US Navy and the Vietnam War
U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
Other formats
Online version: Marolda, Edward J., 1945- Admirals under fire [Lubbock, Texas] : [Texas Tech University Press], 2021.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2021
Series
Peace and conflict series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapter 1. Steaming into the abyss
Chapter 2. At the brink
Chapter 3. Upping the ante
Chapter 4. Command in crisis
Chapter 5. Navy troubles
Chapter 6. White knight of the delta
Chapter 7. Fighting to retreat
Chapter 8. Test of fire
Chapter 9. A new broom
Chapter 10. Revolution in the navy
Chapter 11. Fighting Washington
Chapter 12. The end game
Chapter 13. Conclusion.
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