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21) Rickover
Author
Pub. Date
[1982]
Description
Examines the life, career, controversies, accomplishments, and blunders of the man in charge of the Navy's nuclear power program for over 30 years.
24) In search of a kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history-as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global order"--...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Mastering the Art of Command is a detailed examination of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's leadership during World War II. It describes how he used his talents to guide the Pacific Fleet following the attacks on Pearl Harbor, win crucial victories against the forces of Imperial Japan, and then seize the initiative in the Pacific. Once Nimitz's forces held the initiative, they maintained it through an offensive campaign of unparalleled speed that overcame...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"NEARLY FIFTY YEARS AGO, as a new assistant professor in the History Department at the U.S. Naval Academy, I shared an office suite with Elmer B. "Ned" Potter. Ned had taught at the Naval Academy since before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was also the co-editor with Chester Nimitz of the book Sea Power (1961), which we all used as a text in the required naval history course that I subsequently taught at the Academy for thirty years. Ned knew...
28) David Farragut
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of David Farragut, who fought with the North during the Civil War and was the United States' first admiral.
Author
Series
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels volume 21
Description
In response to the interest of millions of O'Brian fans, here is the final, partial installment of the Aubrey/Maturin series--the proposed follow-up to "Blue at the Mizzen." These are the three chapters left on O'Brian's desk at the time of his death. Annotation: In response to the interest of millions of O'Brian fans, here is the final, partial installment of the Aubrey/Maturin series--the proposed follow-up to "Blue at the Mizzen." These are the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Illustrated by period artwork and photographs of historical artifacts, a biography of John Paul Jones describes how the Scots immigrant served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution and led his men to victory over the world's greatest sea power.
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 39
Pub. Date
c1953
Description
A biography of John Paul Jones, stressing his naval career and activities during the revolutionary war.
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