A Quest for Glory - A Biography of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren

Drawing on Dahlgren's meticulously kept diaries and records and recently uncovered family papers author Robert Schneller describes with a biographer's sensitivity and a historian's perspective the admiral's many technical triumphs as well as the plots duels intrigues and betrayals that plagued Dahlgren's life.

A propos de l'auteur

By Robert J. Schneller, Jr.

Résumé

To win glory and power, to be renowned throughout posterity - such was the ambition that fuelled Dahlgren's controversial rise to eminence during the Civil War era. This rich, balanced portrait examines in detail the admiral's quixotic, frustrating quest.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert J. Schneller Jr., Robert Schneller, Robert J Schneller, Robert J. Schneller Jr
• Edition: Naval Institute Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781682475119
• ISBN: 978-1-68247-511-9
• Pages: 476
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 38 mm
• Poids: 703 g
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; zweite Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1850 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Militärgeschichte, HISTORY / Military / Naval, History - Military / War, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / Weapons