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Rear Admiral Edward Baxter Billingsley's book, The Emmons Saga, captures the deck plate routine of the Sailors aboard Emmons as she intersected with the great events of World War II and influenced the course of history. Any reader who has ever served afloat will recognize the authenticity of every detail, and will appreciate the complex relationship of an individual ship with war and diplomacy.

This is a history of brave men - members of 'the greatest generation" - who operated in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II. Admiral Billingsley provides us a microcosm of World...

This study of the Navy's activities during the final years of independence in Chile and Peru makes an important contribution to South American history. It concentrates on the naval commanders who manned the Pacific Station from 1814 to 1825 and the difficulties they encountered in attempting to maintain neutrality and to protect United States commercial interests.

Originally published in 1967.

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