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Trimble William F. <1947-> |
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Admiral John S. McCain and the triumph of naval air power / / William F. Trimble |
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Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2019] |
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©2019 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in naval history and sea power |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: The airman's admiral -- From Mississippi to the sea -- Naval aviation -- South Pacific Command -- Guadalcanal -- The war in Washington: The Bureau of Aeronautics -- Washington and the Pacific: DCNO (Air) -- Task Force Command -- Task Force 38 -- Luzon and the South China Sea -- Carriers against Japan -- Triumph and tragedy. |
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"William Trimble's new biography of Adm. John S. McCain is one of the finest naval history books to appear in years. . . . The work is exceptionally well researched and scrupulously objective . . ." -John B. Lundstrom, author of Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. |
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