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A captivating first-hand account of the Pacific Theater of WWII from the perspective of a young US Navy officer. This highly personal chronicle has the immediacy of a diary - yet is supported by extensive scholarship and illuminated by an understanding of the politics and of decisions made by high command at the time. Robert Russell's unusual creativity coupled with his acquired understanding of human nature shines through in this account of his wartime experiences. Russell witnessed immense wastage of lives and resources as a result of the Navy's resistance to change, but he avoids bitterness and retains objectivity and often humor. He recounts modestly how his innovations led eventually to...
Richard B. Russell, Jr., Senator From Georgia
Richard B. Russell, a Southern Democrat, was arguably the most influential senator for much of the 1950s and 1960s. In this engaging new book, Jeff Woods reconsiders Russell's role as foreign policy maker during the Cold War. Making use of recently released presidential tape recordings and Soviet archival material, Woods offers new evidence and insights into this southern senator's influential career.
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