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Samuel eliot morisons the twoocean war is a classic work, a grand and wholly engaging distillation of morisons definitive fifteenvolume history of united states naval operations in world war ii. 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. It does a good job of putting into perspective fighting a war starting out woefully unprepared, the difficulty of maintaining and supplying fleets across oceans, and the to paraphrase morison, americans in world war i left the reputation of a. Samuel eliot morison, author of the monumental and. The two ocean war is an excellent overview of the us navys contributions to victory in world war ii. The twoocean war a short history of the united states navy in the secord world war. A onevolume abridgement of the official history, the two ocean war, was published in 1963. Full text of the twoocean war a short history of the united states navy in the second world war. The allied invasion of europe and the dday landings, 2014, etc. A shipwrecked history from antiquity to the twentieth century by james p. Samuel eliot morison wrote many popular and awardwinning books on maritime history. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Buy a cheap copy of the twoocean war book by samuel eliot morison.
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