Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier |
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| Author:
| Murphy, Ric |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4766-6727-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2017 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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The biography of Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers is a story of one of America's historic naval men who overcame the prejudices of the segregated American South, who excelled and integrated the US Naval Acadmy, and became the first African American to command a navy carrier squadron. It is a deeply personal and revealing account of a remarkable journey of man whose career paralleled the geopolitical conflict of the Cold War.
The biography of Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers is a story of one of America's historic naval men who overcame the prejudices of the segregated American South, who excelled and integrated the US Naval Acadmy, and became the first African American to command a navy carrier squadron. It is a deeply personal and revealing account of a remarkable journey of man whose career paralleled the geopolitical conflict of the Cold War.