By now the world knows well the exploits of World War II admirals
Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and "Bull" Halsey. These brilliant
strategists and combat commanders--backed by a powerful Allied
coalition, a nation united, gifted civilian leaders, and abundant
war-making resources--led U.S. and allied naval forces to victory
against the Axis powers. Leadership during the Vietnam War was
another story. The Vietnam War and its aftermath sorely tested the
professional skill of four-star admirals Harry D. Felt, Ulysses S.
Grant Sharp, Thomas H. Moorer, Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., and James L.
Holloway III. Unlike their World War II predecessors, these equally
battle-tested leaders had to cope with a flawed American
understanding of U.S. and Vietnamese Communist strengths and
weaknesses, distrustful and ill-focused Washington leaders, an
increasingly discontented American populace, and an ultimately
failing war effort. Like millions of other Americans, these five
admirals had to come to terms with America's first lost war, and
what that loss meant for the future of the nation and the U.S.
armed forces. The challenges were both internal and external. A
destabilized U.S. Navy was troubled by racial discord, drug abuse,
anti-war and anti-establishment sentiment, and a host of personnel
and material ills. At the same time, increasingly serious global
threats to US interests, such as the rise of Soviet nuclear-missile
and naval power, were shaping confrontations on the postwar stage.
Critical to the story is how these naval leaders managed their
relationships with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and
Carter, and Secretaries of Defense McNamara, Laird, and
Schlesinger. Based on prodigious research into many formerly
classified sources, Edward J. Marolda relates in dramatic detail
how America's top naval leaders tackled their responsibilities,
their successes, and their failures. This is a story of dedication
to duty, professionalism, and service by America's top admirals
during a time of great national and international adversity.
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