Admiral Arleigh Burke
Author - Elmer Belmont Potter
Year published - 1990
Published by - Random House
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - Biographies, Autobiographies and Diaries
Summary
Arleigh Burke is considered the father of the modern U.S. Navy to many. Sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader, Burke had an impact on the course of naval warfare that is still felt today. This biography by noted historian E.B. Potter follows Burke's distinguished career from his early days at the Naval Academy through the dramatic destroyer operations in the Solomons, where he earned his nickname "31-Knot Burke," to his participation in the crucial carrier operations of World War II.
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Author - Elmer Belmont Potter
Year published - 1990
Published by - Random House
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - Biographies, Autobiographies and Diaries
Summary
Arleigh Burke is considered the father of the modern U.S. Navy to many. Sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader, Burke had an impact on the course of naval warfare that is still felt today. This biography by noted historian E.B. Potter follows Burke's distinguished career from his early days at the Naval Academy through the dramatic destroyer operations in the Solomons, where he earned his nickname "31-Knot Burke," to his participation in the crucial carrier operations of World War II.
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Author - Elmer Belmont Potter
Year published - 1990
Published by - Random House
Book Format - Hard Cover
Genre - Biographies, Autobiographies and Diaries
Summary
Arleigh Burke is considered the father of the modern U.S. Navy to many. Sea warrior, strategist, and unparalleled service leader, Burke had an impact on the course of naval warfare that is still felt today. This biography by noted historian E.B. Potter follows Burke's distinguished career from his early days at the Naval Academy through the dramatic destroyer operations in the Solomons, where he earned his nickname "31-Knot Burke," to his participation in the crucial carrier operations of World War II.
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