The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. SpruanceThe life of the brilliant, enigmatic admiral who commanded American forces from the Midway to Okinawa. |
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User Review - DinadansFriend - LibraryThingThis is a fitting biography of the commander of the American side of the wildly co-incidental battle of Midway. It is a book heavily slanted to the service life of Spruance, but his navy life is his claim to fame. The maps are competent, and the text is clear. Read full review
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User Review - jamespurcell - LibraryThingAn excellent book about one of the best admirals from WW2. He was an excellent planner, choose well and listened to his excellent staff. Honestly concerned about casualties, he was finally convinced ... Read full review
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Classics of naval literature |
| Author | Thomas B. Buell |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, reissue, revised |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0870215620, 9780870215629 |
| Length | 518 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Military History / Military / Naval |
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