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The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Thomas B. Buell

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Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, and Okinawa, is one of the towering figures in American naval history. Yet his reserved, cerebral personality did not make good copy for correspondents, and until the publication of The Quiet Warrior he remained an elusive figure. Thomas Buell has succeeded in evoking the nature of the man as well as recording the achievements of the admiral in this brilliant biography, which won the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement the year of its publication.

Language: English

Pages: 544

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

Release: January 01, 1987

ISBN: 0870215620

ISBN 13: 9780870215629

The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Thomas B. Buell

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, and Okinawa, is one of the towering figures in American naval history. Yet his reserved, cerebral personality did not make good copy for correspondents, and until the publication of The Quiet Warrior he remained an elusive figure. Thomas Buell has succeeded in evoking the nature of the man as well as recording the achievements of the admiral in this brilliant biography, which won the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement the year of its publication.

Language: English

Pages: 544

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

Release: January 01, 1987

ISBN: 0870215620

ISBN 13: 9780870215629

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