Rear Admiral William Irving Leahy, U.S. Navy, Retired
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Admirals
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Admirals
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Author : Henry H. Adams
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 34,29 MB
Release : 2021-12-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy (1875-1959) served as the most senior US military officer on active duty during World War II. As Chief of Naval Operations (1937-1939), he oversaw the US Navy’s preparations for war. After retiring from the Navy, he was appointed governor of Puerto Rico in 1939 by his close friend President Franklin D. Roosevelt, before serving as US Ambassador to France (1940–42) in Vichy where he had limited success keeping the Vichy government free of German control. Leahy was recalled to active duty as personal Chief of Staff to FDR in 1942 and chaired the Joint Chiefs of Staff throughout World War II. He continued as personal Chief of Staff under President Harry S. Truman until his retirement in 1949. “This is probably the definitive biography of Admiral Leahy... Adams has worked hard on this book: it is well written, well researched and comprehensive.” — James Leutze, The American Historical Review “[A] workmanlike and overdue biography of a naval officer too long relegated to the shadows... Biographer Adams reminds us that the reticent admiral was a truly unique figure... The author relates that Leahy once told an aide that when asked about him the aide should, ‘Tell him anything so long as it’s the truth.’ Professor Adams has heeded that admonition and while the result isn’t racy, it is certainly sound.” — Richard S. Cloward, Naval War College Review “Henry Adams has produced an excellent and much needed chronicle of a man generally ignored during most of his active life by the mass media. In addition, the book is enjoyable to read.” — Burton Wright, Armed Forces & Society
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 11,87 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Admirals
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Author : William Davis Irvin
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Page : 1374 pages
File Size : 28,7 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Admirals
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 24,38 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Admirals
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Author : Gen. Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 927 pages
File Size : 36,86 MB
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1786251523
Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 180 maps, plans, and photos. Gen Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold, US Army Air Forces (AAF) Chief of Staff during World War II, maintained diaries for his several journeys to various meetings and conferences throughout the conflict. Volume 1 introduces Hap Arnold, the setting for five of his journeys, the diaries he kept, and evaluations of those journeys and their consequences. General Arnold’s travels brought him into strategy meetings and personal conversations with virtually all leaders of Allied forces as well as many AAF troops around the world. He recorded his impressions, feelings, and expectations in his diaries. Maj Gen John W. Huston, USAF, retired, has captured the essence of Henry H. Hap Arnold—the man, the officer, the AAF chief, and his mission. Volume 2 encompasses General Arnold’s final seven journeys and the diaries he kept therein.
Author : Geoffrey Campbell Beaumont
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Page : 272 pages
File Size : 25,95 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
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ISBN : 9780982120187
This monograph documents the life and work of plein air painter Arthur Beaumont, often called "Artist Laureate of the Fleet." From 1931 on--through World War II, Korea, the Cold War, and Vietnam--Beaumont documented the ships and personnel of the United States Navy and played a significant role in creating and maintaining its public image and popularity.
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Page : 234 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2011
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Page : 836 pages
File Size : 16,44 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Military art and science
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Author : United States. Department of the Navy. Library
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Page : 244 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 1976
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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