Forrestal And The Navy
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Forrestal And The Navy
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Author : Robert Greenhalgh Albion
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Forrestal And The Navy written by Robert Greenhalgh Albion and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with History categories.
Presents a study of James Forrestal and the United States Department of the Navy to show the importance of having a well-qualified person holding an important job at a critical juncture in American history.
The Forrestal Diaries
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Author : James Forrestal
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
The Forrestal Diaries written by James Forrestal and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. These fascinating diaries begin in 1944 shortly after James Forrestal became Secretary of the Navy, and end with his resignation in March 1949 as America’s first Secretary of Defense. Blunt and forceful, Forrestal reveals the American strategy that he helped shape with verve. Expertly edited by seasoned historian Walter Millis, the American high command as is seen in a rare light as the Second World War finishes and the Cold War begins and gathers pace.
The Assassination Of James Forrestal
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Author : David Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-15
The Assassination Of James Forrestal written by David Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with categories.
Using primarily information provided in the Navy's official investigation of the death of America's first Secretary of Defense, which had been kept secret for 55 years, The Assassination of James Forrestal thoroughly demolishes the widely believed view that Forrestal's fall from a 16th-floor window of the Bethesda Naval Hospital on May 22, 1949, was an act of suicide. The official report, in fact, did not conclude that Forrestal committed suicide. It concluded only that the fall caused his death and that no one in the U.S. Navy was responsible for it. A major reason why the suicide thesis is still widely believed is that the news of the release of the official report, which the author obtained through the Freedom of Information Act in 2004, has been effectively suppressed. Building upon what he has long made available on his DCDave.com web site, and in the manner of his 2018 book, The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton: An Investigation, co-authored with Hugh Turley, David Martin breaks through the wall of silence and misinformation. This meticulous examination of the violent death of the leading government critic of American support for the creation of the state of Israel is vital to an understanding of U.S. and world history since the mid-20th century.
Driven Patriot
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Author : Townsend Hoopes
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1993
Driven Patriot written by Townsend Hoopes and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of the brilliant, ambitious Forrestal whose career took him from the Wall Street to Washington.
The Navy
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Author : Public Administration Service
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
The Navy written by Public Administration Service and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Military administration categories.
James Forrestal
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Author : Arnold A. Rogow
language : en
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
Release Date : 1963
James Forrestal written by Arnold A. Rogow and has been published by New York : Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Cabinet officers categories.
Explores the life of James Forrestal -- his childhood, his time at Princeton, his meteoric rise in Wall Street, his marriage and family life, and his government career -- to explain his tragic death. -- Dust jacket.
Sailors To The End
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Author : Gregory A. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Sailors To The End written by Gregory A. Freeman and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
The aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was preparing to launch attacks into North Vietnam when one of its jets accidentally fired a rocket into an aircraft occupied by pilot John McCain. A huge fire ensued, and McCain barely escaped before a 1,000-pound bomb on his plane exploded, causing a chain reaction with other bombs on surrounding planes. The crew struggled for days to extinguish the fires, but, in the end, the tragedy took the lives of 134 men. For thirty-five years, the terrible loss of life has been blamed on the sailors themselves, but this meticulously documented history shows that they were truly the victims and heroes.
Eberstadt And Forrestal
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Author : Jeffery M. Dorwart
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 1991
Eberstadt And Forrestal written by Jeffery M. Dorwart and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
On the heels of New Deal administrators, an army of business executives arrived in Washington in 1940 to prepare the nation for war. Among this contingent were two wealthy investment bankers and longtime friends: Ferdinand Eberstadt and James Forrestal. Together they played integral roles in the massive war mobilization program and, later, in the formation of institutions for postwar national security. Jeffery M. Dorwart's research and analysis provide a fresh look at the friendships, connections, and mindsets that steered the growing federal government in the first half of the twentieth century. The result of these relationships was a system of corporatist management for wartime mobilization and for Cold War national security. Eberstadt, a key figure on numerous policy committees, and Forrestal, secretary of the navy during the 1940s and the first secretary of the new Department of Defense, shared a common background all the way to their college days at Princeton. Over the years, their friendship and their ties to a group of like-minded executives, whom Eberstadt termed the "Good Men," substantially shaped government policy. Dorwart's research on Eberstadt's role is especially enlightening, for it reveals how Eberstadt, an outside consultant and not a government employee or elected official, affected policy direction through his design of the National Security Act of 1947. "This is a significant contribution to American military and defense history. The author's use of the `Good Man' idea effectively . . . illustrates how non-military ideas and influences have been fundamental in shaping national security policy."--Jerry Cooper, University of Missouri-St. Louis (formerly of the Command and General Staff College)
Impact Of The Uss Forrestal 1967 Fire On United States Navy Shipboard Damage Control
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Author : Henry P. Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Impact Of The Uss Forrestal 1967 Fire On United States Navy Shipboard Damage Control written by Henry P. Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
This thesis examines the impact of the 1967 flight deck fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) and the resulting two investigations, on the development of U.S. Navy damage control doctrine and equipment. The first investigation focused solely on the Forrestal fire; the second assessed the safety of aircraft carrier operations throughout the U.S. Navy. Both investigation reports included several proposals to improve shipboard damage control. The thesis found that most of these recommendations were successfully implemented, substantially enhancing shipboard damage control capability over the long term. Successful implementation of these proposals depended on the following: strong support by, long-term involvement of, and resourcing by the Chief of Naval Operations; as well as broad agreement by senior Navy leaders that the proposed changes were necessary based on lessons learned from the two investigations. Training and material deficiencies appeared to be non-controversial and thus relatively easy to correct; proposals that did not mesh well with Navy culture and existing personnel practices appeared especially controversial and were not successfully implemented.
Us Cold War Aircraft Carriers
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Author : Brad Elward
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-03-20
Us Cold War Aircraft Carriers written by Brad Elward and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with History categories.
The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings (80–100 aircraft, compared to 65–75 for the Midway, and fewer than 50 for the Essex class). Design-wise, the Forrestals were a huge improvement over their predecessors, being more stable and comfortable, while maintaining advancements such as the armored flight decks that had been introduced with the Midway. The Kitty Hawk class was an improvement on the Forrestal-class designs, and four were built in the 1960s – Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America and John F. Kennedy. These were even longer than the Forrestals, and fitted with advanced defensive weapons systems and an improved elevator layout. All nine of the carriers covered by this volume are icons, and hold a much-respected place in US naval history. They are also some of the more well-known vessels outside of the military, for their long service histories, as well as for some of the more unfortunate events that seem to follow them.