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Rickover Uncensored - by Claude Berube & Samuel Limneos
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Highlights
- Admiral Hyman G. Rickover is one of the best-known and most significant leaders in U.S. naval history.
- Author(s): Claude Berube & Samuel Limneos
- 512 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Military
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Book Synopsis
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover is one of the best-known and most significant leaders in U.S. naval history. Nearly 250 archival boxes full of his personal papers were bequeathed to the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. Outside of his official biographer, no historian had access to these documents. In "Rickover Uncensored," the editors present a broad section of Rickover's life from love letters in the 1930s to his first wife, his speeches, transcripts of telephone conversations, and memoranda through his retirement. This is Rickover, uniquely in his own words, that reveals the depth, intellect, and drive of the "Father of the Nuclear Navy."
Review Quotes
"Admiral Rickover had a greater positive impact on Navies than any other individual. This is his definitive history."
-Vice Admiral Bob Monroe, USN (Ret.), former Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency
"Much of the material has never been available to the public. Enjoy this rare insight into the fascinating life and career of the 'Father of the Nuclear Navy.'"
-Honorable Jay M. Cohen, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.), Commanded USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709), 1985-1988.
"Ascribing the judgment of history, great or ill, to individuals is the job of historians. Understanding from their own words, the motivation of such people is the most difficult role of the scholar or editor. The editors of Rickover Uncensored have performed a great service to academia through their effort to organize and present Rickover in his own words."
-Captain Jerry Hendrix, USN (Ret.), PhD, former director of the Naval History & Heritage Command