The Quiet Warrior
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Thomas B. Buell
Binding: Hardback
Published: Naval Institute Press, 1988
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy.
Thomas B. Buell’s The Quiet Warrior, published by Naval Institute Press in 1988 as part of the Classics of Naval Literature series, presents a commanding biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, one of the most strategically decisive figures in U.S. naval history. The book chronicles Spruance’s leadership in pivotal World War II battles including Midway, the Philippine Sea, and Okinawa—where his calm intellect and operational precision shaped the course of the Pacific campaign. Buell illustrates Spruance’s contrast to more flamboyant contemporaries, arguing that his reserved demeanour masked a formidable tactical mind. The narrative details his command of the Fifth Fleet and his postwar role as president of the Naval War College, reinforcing his legacy as a cerebral architect of victory.
Author: Thomas B. Buell
Binding: Hardback
Published: Naval Institute Press, 1988
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and bright copy.
Thomas B. Buell’s The Quiet Warrior, published by Naval Institute Press in 1988 as part of the Classics of Naval Literature series, presents a commanding biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, one of the most strategically decisive figures in U.S. naval history. The book chronicles Spruance’s leadership in pivotal World War II battles including Midway, the Philippine Sea, and Okinawa—where his calm intellect and operational precision shaped the course of the Pacific campaign. Buell illustrates Spruance’s contrast to more flamboyant contemporaries, arguing that his reserved demeanour masked a formidable tactical mind. The narrative details his command of the Fifth Fleet and his postwar role as president of the Naval War College, reinforcing his legacy as a cerebral architect of victory.