Captains of the Old Steam Navy: Makers of the American Naval Tradition, 1840-1880James C. Bradford Naval Institute Press, 1986 - 356 páginas This collection of biographical essays delves into the careers of thirteen colorful naval leaders who guided the U.S. Navy through four turbulent decades of transition. |
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... appointed to lead the Office of Detail . Because it controlled the assign- ment of officers , the post was the most powerful uniformed administrative billet in the service . Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles , who feared Du Pont's ...
... appointed to lead the Office of Detail . Because it controlled the assign- ment of officers , the post was the most powerful uniformed administrative billet in the service . Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles , who feared Du Pont's ...
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... appointed captain . When the Civil War broke out , he was at home in Norfolk awaiting orders . Then sixty years old , he had spent nearly half a century in the Navy . Career officers with the prospect of promotion on the horizon are ...
... appointed captain . When the Civil War broke out , he was at home in Norfolk awaiting orders . Then sixty years old , he had spent nearly half a century in the Navy . Career officers with the prospect of promotion on the horizon are ...
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... appointed to this office . Early in 1867 he assumed command of the European Squadron . 58 Farragut's appointment to this command surprised many . He was sixty - six years old , a full admiral , and not in good health . Welles does not ...
... appointed to this office . Early in 1867 he assumed command of the European Squadron . 58 Farragut's appointment to this command surprised many . He was sixty - six years old , a full admiral , and not in good health . Welles does not ...
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Innovator in Uniform | 26 |
Navy Science for the World | 46 |
The Naval Officer as Explorer and Diplomat | 64 |
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