Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-518) and index. Disc contains interviews and oral history.
Contents:
Cherokee Kid, 1893-1913 -- Academy high jinks, 1913-1917 -- Germans, destroyers, aviators, 1917-1921 -- Policing the world, round one, 1921-1923 -- Flying with the battleships-- and Moffett, 1923-1931 -- Attacking Pearl Harbor with Ernie King, 1931-1933 -- Warplanes, carriers, and Hawaiian defenses, 1933-1939 -- Into the two-ocean war, 1940-1942 -- Carriers and men and battle, 1942-1943 -- A civilian navy run by a sea dog, 1943 -- The pacesetting new Yorktown, 1943 -- Pacific offensive, 1943 -- Admirals must fight! 1943 -- Mitscher and Task Force 58, 1943-1944 -- Carrier admiral, 1944 -- The great carrier battle, 1944 -- Outstanding fighter, unexcelled task group, 1944-1945 -- On to Tokyo, 1945 -- Policing the world, round two, 1945-1950 -- Korean finale, 1950-1953 -- Postwarpaths, 1953-1971 -- Legacy : policing the world, round three.
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