Admiral Arleigh Burke |
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| Author:
| Potter, E. B. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59114-692-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $31.00 |
Book Description:
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Considered by many to be the father of the modern US Navy, Arleigh Burke was a sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader whose impact on the course of naval warfare is still felt today. E.B. Potter's biography follows Burke's naval career from the his early days at the Naval Academy through the dramatic destroyer operations in the Solomons, to his participation, as chief of staff to Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher, in the crucial carrier operations of World War II.
Considered by many to be the father of the modern US Navy, Arleigh Burke was a sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader whose impact on the course of naval warfare is still felt today. E.B. Potter's biography follows Burke's naval career from the his early days at the Naval Academy through the dramatic destroyer operations in the Solomons, to his participation, as chief of staff to Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher, in the crucial carrier operations of World War II.