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The Reminiscences of Adm. Robert Lee Dennison, USN (Ret.)

The Reminiscences of Adm. Robert Lee Dennison, USN (Ret.) Memories

The Reminiscences of Adm. Robert Lee Dennison, USN (Ret.)

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Admiral Dennison's memoir is an especially valuable one, because of his close contacts with prominent individuals, notably service from 1948 through 1953 as naval aide to President Harry Truman. Early in his career, Dennison was a submarine officer and acquired postgraduate education, including a doctorate in engineering. He had contact with General MacArthur while on the staff of Admiral Thomas Hart at the outbreak of World War II in the Far East, later served in the Aleutians campaign and with JCS in Washington. Postwar he commanded the battleship Missouri (BB-63). In the 1950s, Dennison was in OpNav and various fleet commands; capped career with 1960-1963 tour as CinCLantFlt/CinCLant/SACLant during Bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
520
Release Date:
2013-01-15
Publication Date:
2013-01-15
Publisher:
Naval Institute Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1682474038
ISBN13:
9781682474037
Weight:
1293 g
Height:
216 cm
Width:
280 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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