The Reminiscences of Adm. U. S. Grant Sharp, USN (Ret.), vol. I : 1906-2001
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Hardback or Cased Book
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1682692264
ISBN-13
9781682692264
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
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Naval Institute Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
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GB
Publication Date
Sep 14th, 2017
Print length
360 Pages
Weight
1,120 grams
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Biography: historical, political & militaryTrue war & combat stories
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Based on six interviews conducted by Etta-Belle Kitchen from September 1969 through February 1970, the volume contains 331 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The interviewee placed no restrictions on the use of the transcript, but his estate retains the copyright to the literary content of the material.
During World War II, Admiral Sharp was CO of the USS Hogan (DD-178) on convoy duty in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean as well as in the invasion of North Africa. In 1943 he was CO of the USS Boyd (DD-544) and took part in many strikes in the Pacific: Wake Islands, Nauru, the Marianas, the Bonins, Mindanao, Cebu, Negros, Luzon, Truk, Okinawa, and Formosa. Among his later assignments were: CO of the USS Macon (CA-132); Commander Cruiser Division Three; Director, Strategic Plans Division; Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Commander First Fleet; DCNO (Plans and Policy) during the Cuban crisis; and CinC, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Volume II is a detailed chronicle of the admiral''s years as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. These were years when the United States dealt with a crescendo of involvement in the military and political events of Vietnam. Among the many events he discusses are: 1965 air operations against Vietnam; capture of the Pueblo; and the Inchon landing. He discusses many of the political and military personages of that time who were involved with the Vietnam War.
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