At the Helm of USS America
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At the Helm of USS America by James E Wise Jr
Only the best officers are given command of U.S. Navy ships, and only the elite of these are selected for aircraft carriers. The USS America was the third of four Kitty Hawk-class super-carriers. Commissioned in 1965, decommissioned in 1996, she served three times in Vietnam, and once each in Libya, the Persian Gulf and Bosnia. This book profiles the 23 men who commanded the America and her crew of 5,000 during 31 years. Most of them were combat veterans--World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Mayaguez Rescue Operations, Lebanon, Haiti, Libya, Bosnia, and Desert Storm. Four were Naval Academy graduates; seven were test pilots; one became Inspector General of the Navy; one wore both Navy wings and submariner dolphins; and one was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for nearly six years. Two retired as admirals--one was Chief of Naval Operations--five as vice admirals, and 11 as rear admirals. Each profile gives a career account based on official biographies, published memoirs, and interviews with the commanders or their families.
“impressive..a good read and is recommended.”—The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord.
The late James E. Wise, Jr., a retired Navy captain in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 2013), wrote many books on history and the performing arts. He served as an intelligence officer aboard USS America during the 1967 Six Day War in the eastern Mediterranean and later in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. Scott Baron, Vietnam era Army veteran and former law enforcement officer, teaches United States history in Salinas, California.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786476565 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786476567 |
| Title | At the Helm of USS America |
| Author | James E Wise Jr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Year published | 2014-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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