On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships & Epic Battles of the American Navy
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On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships & Epic Battles of the American Navy  -     By: Dr. John F. Lehman

On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships & Epic Battles of the American Navy

Simon & Schuster / 2002 / Paperback

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In On Seas of Glory, the U.S. Navy meets a storyteller worthy of its noble history. Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman gives a sweeping narrative of the service's illustrious past, from the Revolutionary War to the present day, filled with the ships that dominated the seas, equally titanic personalities, and the battles that made history.
Lehman profiles naval greats from John Paul Jones to William "Bull" Halsey, as well as the lesser-known sailors who have made the U.S. Navy the mightiest in the world, using diaries, memoirs, and letters to reveal naval combat as though firsthand. He also highlights the warships that have dominated the seas of their day and the battles in which they fought; illustrated by detailed maps, woodcuts, paintings, and never before published photographs.
With this chronicle of selfless sacrifice and awesome courage on the war-swept seas around the world, Lehman reminds us that the legends chronicled in these pages were real men and women, that the navy they fought for still sails, and that today their heroism is needed more than ever.

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Title: On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships & Epic Battles of the American Navy
By: Dr. John F. Lehman
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
Vendor: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2002
Dimensions: 9.25 X 6.13 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 6 ounces
ISBN: 0684871777
ISBN-13: 9780684871776
Stock No: WW71777

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In On Seas of Glory, the U.S. Navy meets a storyteller worthy of its noble history. Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman gives a sweeping narrative of the service's illustrious past, from the Revolutionary War to the present day, filled with the ships that dominated the seas, equally titanic personalities, and the battles that made history.
Lehman profiles naval greats from John Paul Jones to William "Bull" Halsey, as well as the lesser-known sailors who have made the U.S. Navy the mightiest in the world, using diaries, memoirs, and letters to reveal naval combat as though firsthand. He also highlights the warships that have dominated the seas of their day and the battles in which they fought -- illustrated by detailed maps, woodcuts, paintings, and never-before-published photographs.
With this chronicle of selfless sacrifice and awesome courage on the war-swept seas around the world, Lehman reminds us that the legends chronicled in these pages were real men and women, that the navy they fought for still sails, and that today their heroism is needed more than ever.

Author Bio

John Lehman, shown here while an aviator in the naval reserve, was appointed Secretary of the Navy by Ronald Reagan. He is the founding partner of J. F. Lehman & Company, and the chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation. He lives in Manhattan and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

Walter Cronkite A fascinating Book.
John McLaughlin Extraordinary.
Henry A. Kissinger Fascinating, informative, and moving.
George F. Will A masterful execution of an inspired idea -- rather like the Inchon landing and other operations ably examined in these pages.

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