Admiral Hyman RickoverMarc Wortman
Art Nr.: 0300243103
ISBN 13: 9780300243109
Subtitle: Engineer of Power
Release year: 2022
Published by: Yale University Press
Cover: Buch
Cover Format: 218x162x30 mm
Pages: 310
Weight: 545 g
Language: Englisch
Author: Marc Wortman
Hyman George Rickover (1899-1986) was an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. Possessing engineering brilliance, a ferocious will, and an indefatigable work ethic, he oversaw the development of nuclear power generation. This new biography explores how Rickover ultimately revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.
Marc Wortman is an independent historian and award-winning freelance journalist. His books include 1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War, The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta, and The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power.
Kurzbeschreibung
Titel: Admiral Hyman Rickover, Untertitel: Engineer of Power, Einband: Buch, Autor: Marc Wortman, Verlag: Yale University Press, Sprache: Englisch, Seiten: 310, Maße: 218x162x30 mm, Gewicht: 545 g, Verkäufer: Wegmann1855, Schlagworte: Öffentliche Verwaltung Verwaltung / Öffentliche Verwaltung Krieg / Seekrieg Seekrieg Kriegsmarine - Flotte Marine / Kriegsmarine Navy Militärgeschichte BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious HISTORY / Military / Naval