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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822069403321

Autore

Trimble William F. <1947->

Titolo

Admiral John S. McCain and the triumph of naval air power / / William F. Trimble

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-68247-371-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Collana

Studies in naval history and sea power

Disciplina

359.0092

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.