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Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Register of the Papers of William Veazie Pratt
Author: Register of the William Veazie Pratt Papers
Author: Admiral William Veazie Pratt, U.S. Navy
Author: Gerald E. WheelerPapers
Author: William Veazie PrattPublisher:
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Category : Conference on the Limitation of Armament
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Correspondence, 1903-1957; U.S. Navy official orders, reports, and memoranda, 1915-1941; unpublished writings and speeches, ca. 1920-1957; drafts of articles for Newsweek, 1942-1945; published writings; biographical and career sketches; correspondence of Mrs. Pratt, 1922-1963, and diary, 1930; Washington Naval Conference, 1920-1921, materials; proceedings of the Senate investigative committee on the Navy Department, 1920; Studies and reports on international disarmament and the China Question, 1920-1931; Pratt family miscellany, 1920-1960; photographs; newspaper clippings; autographed books and pamphlets.
Register of the Papers of Ernest J. King
Author: Evelyn May CherpakPublisher:
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Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Admiral William A. Moffett
Author: William F TrimblePublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612514286
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Naval aviation historian William F. Trimble provides a clear and detailed portrait of the man who took on the challenge of forming an aeronautical bureau within the U.S. Navy in 1921 and then nurtured the early development of naval aviation. Describing Admiral William A. Moffett as one of the first high-ranking naval officers to appreciate the importance of the airplane and the effect it would have on the fleet, the author contends that the admiral's strong background as a surface officer gave him a credibility and trust with his superiors that others could not match. The author attributes Moffett's desire to keep aviation as part of the fleet, along with his diplomacy, tenacity, and political and military savvy, to the success of the infant air arm during its formative years. In striking contrast to the tactics of Army Gen. Billy Mitchell, Moffett's handling of the loyalty issue and other politically sensitive topics saved the Navy's air arm, according to Trimble. The book is equally candid about the admiral's shortcomings, including his heavy-handed support for airships, a technological dead end that squandered millions and led to Moffett's death in 1933 when he went down with the airship Akron during a storm.
William Henry Pratt Papers
Author: William Henry PrattPublisher:
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Category : Humboldt County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Personal papers, military correspondence, ledgers and receipts (139 documents) relating to an U.S. Army officer in charge of a garrison protecting settlers in Humboldt County, California from Indian raids. Includes a typed index to the corresponding documents (numbered sequentially.)
Naval Historical Foundation Manuscript Collection
Author: Library of CongressPublisher: Washington : Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Admiral William A. Moffett, Architect of Naval Aviation
Author: William F. TrimblePublisher:
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Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Playing War
Author: John M. LillardPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1612347738
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or war games, at the Naval War College. In Playing War John M. Lillard analyzes individual war games in detail, showing how players tested new tactics and doctrines, experimented with advanced technology, and transformed their approaches through these war games, learning lessons that would prepare them to make critical decisions in the years to come. Recent histories of the interwar period explore how the U.S. Navy digested the impact of World War I and prepared itself for World War II. However, most of these works overlook or dismiss the transformational quality of the War College war games and the central role they played in preparing the navy for war. To address that gap, Playing War details how the interwar navy projected itself into the future through simulated conflicts. Playing War recasts the reputation of the interwar War College as an agent of preparation and innovation and the war games as the instruments of that agency.