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Master of Seapower: a Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King

By King , Thomas B , Ernest Joseph;Buell

Book information

Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781612512105, 1612512100
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
9 MB (9751255 bytes)
Pages
656 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

This is the first time in paperback for this standard biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, who was the controversial architect of the American victory in the Pacific. Once asked if it was he who said, 'When they get in trouble they send for the sonsabitches, ' King replied that he was not, but that he would have said it if he had thought of it. Never accused of having a warm personality, Ernest J. King commanded the respect of everyone familiar with his work. His is one of the great American naval careers, his place in history forever secured by a remarkable contribution to the Allie.

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