This collection of interpretive, biographical essays on the admirals of the new steel navy continues the story of the development of the American naval begun so

The U.S. Navy's first two-ocean war was the Spanish-American War of 1898. A war that was global in scope, with the decisive naval battles of war at Manila Bay a

“For forty years Ernest King prepared himself for the supreme test. From 1901 to 1941 he moved through the grades from ensign to admiral; he saw service in ba

He also is known for his success as a writer, and the best of his work makes up a significant part of this book - excerpts from magazine articles, short stories