Aircraft Carriers at War; A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation (new)
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James L. Holloway III
- ISBN:
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1591143918
- Format:
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Hardcover, 352 pages
- Publish Date:
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May, 2007
- Publisher:
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38
- Other Format(s):
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none
Adm. James Holloway describes this book as a contemporary perspective of the events, decisions, and outcomes in the history of the Cold War—Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet confrontation—that shaped today’s U.S. Navy and its principal ships-of-the-line, the large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The admiral is exceptionally well qualified to write such an expansive history. A prominent player in Cold War events, Holloway served as a carrier pilot in Korea, commander of the Seventh Fleet in Vietnam, CNO in the mid-1970s, and as a civilian presidential appointee to various investigative groups. He casts an experienced eye at defining combat, tactics, and strategies of the Cold War abroad and at home. Holloway’s first-person narrative of combat conveys hostile fire’s tense atmosphere and the urgency of command decisions. His descriptions of White House conversations with Presidents and of war room meetings with the Joint Chiefs offer a revealing look at the decision-making process. Few will forget his comments about the sobering effect of planning for nuclear warfare and training and leading a squadron of pilots whose mission was to drop a nuclear bomb. Both wise and entertaining, this book helps readers understand the aircraft carrier’s full significance. Additionally, it stands as a testament to those who fought in the Cold War and to the leadership that guided the U.S. through a perilous period of history while avoiding the Armageddon of a nuclear war.