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This is a lively, candid, informative memoir from the officer who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1986 to 1990. After growing up in Indiana and Florida, he went to prep school in...

In this candid account Kramek traces his experiences from his boyhood in New York City to his service as Coast Guard Commandant and an executive with the American Bureau of Shipping. He graduated...

The Reminiscences of Adm. Robert L. J. Long, USN (Ret.): 1920-2002Author: Robert L. J. LongPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Sep 28, 2022Number of Pages: 427 pagesBinding: Hardback or...

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...

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...

Designated as naval aviator in 1932, he served in scouting squadrons in the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) and the aircraft carriers USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Yorktown (CV-5). In 1941...

After growing up in the Chicago area, Turner spent a year at Amherst College prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943. His class of 1947 graduated a year early because the academy's...

The Reminiscences of Adm. Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret.): 1923-2018Author: Stansfield TurnerPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Dec 15, 2010Number of Pages: 1006 pagesBinding: Paperback...

The Reminiscences of Adm. Stuart S. Murray, USN (Ret.): 1898-1980Author: Stuart S. MurrayPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Nov 21, 2022Number of Pages: 450 pagesBinding: Hardback or...

As Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Hayward was noted for his role in formulating U.S. maritime strategy and for drastically reducing the amount of illegal drug use on the part of Navy officers and...

Designated a naval aviator in 1936, the admiral served in the USS Langley (CV-1), USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). During World War II he was with Fleet Air Wing Ten in the southwest...

Designated a naval aviator in 1936, the admiral served in the USS Langley (CV-1), USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). During World War II he was with Fleet Air Wing Ten in the southwest...

Designated a naval aviator in 1936, the admiral served in the USS Langley (CV-1), USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). During World War II he was with Fleet Air Wing Ten in the southwest...

During World War II, Admiral Sharp was CO of the USS Hogan (DD-178) on convoy duty in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean as well as in the invasion of North Africa. In 1943 he was CO of the USS Boyd...

During World War II, Admiral Sharp was CO of the USS Hogan (DD-178) on convoy duty in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean as well as in the invasion of North Africa. In 1943 he was CO of the USS Boyd...

After graduation from the Coast Guard Academy in 1933, Smith served a tour in the cutter USCGC Saranac before reporting to Washington for the first of two tours as aide to long-time commandant...

After graduation from the Coast Guard Academy in 1933, Smith served a tour in the cutter USCGC Saranac before reporting to Washington for the first of two tours as aide to long-time commandant...

Volume I covers the early history of Ambassador Sebald, his Naval Academy days, his language study in Japan, his subsequent study of law, and his practice of law in Japan; his wartime duty as a...

Volume I covers the early history of Ambassador Sebald, his Naval Academy days, his language study in Japan, his subsequent study of law, and his practice of law in Japan; his wartime duty as a...

Volume I covers the early history of Ambassador Sebald, his Naval Academy days, his language study in Japan, his subsequent study of law, and his practice of law in Japan; his wartime duty as a...

The Australian-born Kerr went to great lengths to become an American citizen and to graduate from the Naval Academy, which he did in 1944. That same year he narrowly escaped death when his ship, the...

After enlisting in the Naval Reserve in April 1942, Hawkins went through cadet training in Texas prior to being designated a naval aviator and commissioned in January 1943. During World War II, as a...

The Reminiscences of Capt. Charles Henry Kretz Jr., Supply Corps, USN (Ret.): 1910-1986Author: Charles Henry KretzPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Sep 28, 2022Number of Pages: 109...

Escaped injury as an ensign in the USS Nevada (BB-36) when she was bombed at Pearl Harbor. Transferred to the USS Alabama (BB-60) and was in Murmansk Run and later participated in bombardment of...

Tomlinson graduated from the Naval Academy in 1917 and became a naval aviator shortly after the conclusion of World War I. In the 1920s he was very much his own man, defying both official regulations...

This oral history is notable in that it contains the candid recollections of the U.S. Navy's all-time top fighter ace; McCampbell had 34 kills. He earned the Medal of Honor for his exploits during...

The Reminiscences of Capt. David McCampbell, USN (Ret.): 1910-1996Author: David McCampbellPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Oct 17, 2018Number of Pages: 406 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

The Reminiscences of Capt. Donald O. Van Ness, Usnr (Ret.): 1913-2000Author: Donald O. Van NessPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Feb 05, 2020Number of Pages: 62 pagesBinding: Hardback...

After graduation from the Coast Guard Academy in 1928, Captain Rhodes served in the cutter USCGC Mojave (WPG-47) on international ice patrol. He was then ordered to flight training and later back to...

Few of the Naval Institute's oral history volumes are as specialized as this one. Kaine essentially made a career of service in the Navy's underwater demolition teams (UDTs) and training its...