Author:
Marolda, Edward J. author.
ImprintLubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxxiii, 496 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Steaming into the abyss -- At the brink -- Upping the ante -- Command in crisis -- Navy troubles -- White knight of the delta -- Fighting to retreat -- Test of fire -- A new broom -- Revolution in the navy -- Fighting Washington -- The end game -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-473) and index.
Note:"An examination of how America's top naval leaders- Admirals Zumwalt, Moorer, Sharp, Holloway, and Felt- dealt with the challenges of the Vietnam War and its aftermath, with a discussion of their relationships with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter and Secretaries of Defense McNamara, Laird, and Schlesinger."-- Provided by publisher.
