A short history of the united states navy in the second world war. History of us naval operations in wwii, 15 vols book. History of united states naval operations in world war ii. He would go on to write the definitive history of the. Morison had a lifelong interest in columbus and his voyages. History of us naval operations in wwii, 15 vols by samuel.
A life of christopher columbus, by samuel eliot morison. Samuel eliot morison july 9, 1887 may 15, 1976 was an american historian noted for his works of maritime history and american history that were both authoritative and popular. Naval operations in world war two, and talked with almost every u. If you cant find what you want in this book, does samuel eliot morison have an offer for you. Two ocean war by samuel eliot morison is a one volume abridgement of morison s 15 volume history of united states naval operations in world war ii. A short history of the united states navy in the second world war by samuel eliot morison at. Buy a cheap copy of the twoocean war book by samuel eliot morison.
What makes two ocean war a particularly interesting book is morison s contemporaneous access to the major players in the us navy during the war. Himself an admiral, morison determined to recreate columbus journeys by sailing the same route and visiting the islands and. Samuel eliot morison was a friend to president roosevelt who knew the ins and outs of the navys strategy during world war ii. More than a condensation, the twoocean war highlights the major components of the larger work.
The twoocean war, gives but an incomplete taste of morison s skill as a writer as well as the technical and factual detail that make the 15volume set. The author samuel eliot morison 1887 1976 served in the second world war, wrote the monumental 15 volume history of u. Morison was a distinguished historian, a former trumbull professor of american history at harvard university. Originally published in 1963, this classic, singlevolume history draws on morison s definitive 15volume history of united states naval operations in world war. And in doing so, to defeat malignant forces that would have transformed the world into something that it should not be. Samuel eliot morison wrote many popular and awardwinning books on maritime history. Revisiting samuel eliot morisons landmark history the famous historians eyewitness accounts of the navy during world war iinow being reissuedwont be surpassed. He won pulitzer prizes for admiral of the ocean sea 1942, a biography of christopher columbus, and john. A short history of the united states navy in the second world war 9781591145240. Admiral samuel eliot morison s the twoocean war is a classic work, a grand and wholly engaging distillation of morison s definitive fifteenvolume history of u. Having spent 2 years travelling the sea routes that columbus pioneered you. This onevolume book is quite similar to the longer version.
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