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Admirals under fire : the US Navy and the Vietnam War

Title
  1. Admirals under fire : the US Navy and the Vietnam War / Edward J. Marolda ; foreword by John Lehman.
Published by
  1. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2021]
Author
  1. Marolda, Edward J.

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Additional authors
  1. Lehman, John F.
Description
  1. xxiii, 496 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "An examination of how America's top naval leaders-Admirals Zumwalt, Moorer, Sharp, Holloway, and Felt-dealt with the challenges of the Vietnam War and its aftermath, with a discussion of their relationships with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter and Secretaries of Defense McNamara, Laird, and Schlesinger"--
Series statement
  1. Peace and conflict series
Uniform title
  1. Peace and conflict series (Lubbock, Tex.)
Alternative title
  1. US Navy and the Vietnam War
  2. U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
Subject
  1. Admirals
  2. United States > Navy
  3. History
  4. Biographies
  5. 1961-1975
  6. Vietnam War > (1961-1975)
  7. Military operations, Naval > American
  8. Armed Forces > Officers
  9. Admirals > United States > Biography
  10. United States > Navy > Officers > Biography
  11. United States > Navy > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  12. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Naval operations, American
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. History.
Contents
  1. Chapter 1. Steaming into the abyss -- Chapter 2. At the brink -- Chapter 3. Upping the ante -- Chapter 4. Command in crisis -- Chapter 5. Navy troubles -- Chapter 6. White knight of the delta -- Chapter 7. Fighting to retreat -- Chapter 8. Test of fire -- Chapter 9. A new broom -- Chapter 10. Revolution in the navy -- Chapter 11. Fighting Washington -- Chapter 12. The end game -- Chapter 13. Conclusion.
Call number
  1. JFE 21-7924
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Marolda, Edward J., author.
Title
  1. Admirals under fire : the US Navy and the Vietnam War / Edward J. Marolda ; foreword by John Lehman.
Publisher
  1. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2021]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Peace and conflict series
  2. Peace and conflict series (Lubbock, Tex.)
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1961-1975
Added author
  1. Lehman, John F., writer of foreword.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Marolda, Edward J., 1945- Admirals under fire [Lubbock, Texas] : [Texas Tech University Press], 2021. 9781682830901 (DLC) 2020053119
LCCN
  1. 2020053118
Other standard identifier
  1. 40030730446
ISBN
  1. 9781682830895 hardcover
  2. 1682830896 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JFE 21-7924
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