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The liberation of the philippines luzon, mindanao, the. Awash with spectacular rescues of downed airmen, bold beach landings, and brilliant though risky strategic gambles, this volume carries morison s coverage of the war in the pacific through the allies securing of dutch new guinea and. History of us naval operations in wwii, 15 vols book. Books by samuel eliot morison author of the twoocean war. This book is a wonderful summary of the hard and dangerous work our naval personnel performed in the atlantic and the pacific theaters during wwii.
More than a condensation, the twoocean war highlights the major components of the larger work. A short history of the united states navy in the second world war morison, samuel eliot on. A onevolume abridgement of the official history, the two ocean war, was published in 1963. Admiral of the ocean sea hardcover 1942 by morison, samuel. Samuel eliot morison, usnr 18871976, was the author of the two ocean war and many other books on maritime history and the u. A short history of the united states navy in the second world war. Morison s book the two ocean war many years ago and found it very informative. Naval operations in world war two, and talked with almost every u. This onevolume book is quite similar to the longer version. 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. Although he retired from harvard in 1955, morison continued his research and writing. This installment of samuel eliot morison s insider history of the u. Morison was a distinguished historian, a former trumbull professor of american history at harvard university.
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Author of lincoln and his admirals winner of the lincoln prize, the battle of midway best book of the year, military history quarterly, and operation neptune, winner of the samuel eliot morison award for naval literature, craig l. The twoocean war by samuel eliot morison, 9781591145240, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. What sets morison s biography apart from most is that morison himself is a sailor, and he draws on his own knowledge of ships, currents, and men to bring columbus to life. In recognition of his achievements, the navy promoted morison to the rank of rear admiral reserve. More than a condensation, the twoocean war highlights the major. See below it was written by the historical scholar samuel eliot morrison and sponsored by the us government at the authors suggestion. Morison, samuel e morison, morison samuel eliot, samuel eliot morison, samual eliot morison, sameul eliot m0rison, samuel eliot morison, smauel eliot morison, morison eliot. The narrative flow combined with exquisite detail sets this history above others. The 15 volumes of his history of united states naval operations in world war ii appeared between 1947 and 1962. In addition to this series, rear admiral morison wrote many other popular and awardwinning books on maritime history, including two ocean war.
Students of the history of this period will always have a debt of gratitude owed to this man and his team. In addition, the frigate, uss samuel eliot morison ffg, was named in his honor. The samuel eliot morison award for naval literature is for literature about the united states navy. On april 8, 1976 pulitzer prize winning historian admiral samuel eliot morison cut the ribbon that marked the official opening of the uss constitution museum in building 22 at charlestown navy yard. The following is a list of books written by samuel eliot morison, arranged chronologically. 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. History of united states naval operations in world war ii 15 volume set by samuel eliot morison book sales hardcover. Author of history of united states naval operations in world war ii, christopher columbus, mariner, john paul jones, the growth of the american republic, sources and documents illustrating the american revolution, 17641788, admiral of the ocean sea, builders of the bay colony, the two ocean war.
The twoocean war by samuel eliot morison1st edhcdj. Samuel eliot morison american historian and biographer. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Samuel eliot morison july 9, 1887may 15, 1976 was professor of history at harvard university. Pauls at concord, new hampshire, before entering harvard university, from which he was graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1908. A life of christopher columbus, by samuel eliot morison read 31 jul 1969 pulitzer biography prize for 1943 i think one of the main reasons i read this book. A bronze statue of morison is on the commonwealth avenue mall in boston. This is the first volume chronologically, but the second in order of publication, of captain morison s shooting history. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. History of us naval operations in wwii, 15 vols by samuel. Samuel eliot morison books list of books by author. 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.
Sir charles firth and master hugh peter, with a hugh peter bibliography. Admiral samuel eliot morison s the two ocean war is a classic work, a grand and wholly engaging distillation of morison s definitive fifteenvolume history of u. Samuel eliot morison taught history at harvard from 1915 to 1955, except for active duty service in the navy on board eleven different ships in all theaters of the war. The author samuel eliot morison 1887 1976 served in the second world war, wrote the monumental 15 volume history of u. A product of the brahmin tradition, morison wrote about bostonians and other new englanders and about life in early massachusetts. One of americas most distinguished historians, samuel eliot morison, was commissioned in the naval reserve early in 1942 with the sole duty of preparing the history of which this book is the second volume chronologically. For other awards with this name see samuel eliot morison award. Originally published in 1963, this classic, singlevolume history draws on morison s definitive 15volume history of united states naval operations in world war ii. History, 18381929, with ephraim emerson, samuel eliot morison editor, the development of harvard college since the inauguration of president eliot. Buy history of united states naval operations in world war ii 15 volume set by morison, samuel eliot isbn. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Download pdf admiral of the ocean sea book full free. A short history of the united states navy in the second world war by samuel eliot morison.
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Admiral of the ocean sea available for download and read online in other formats. The history of united states naval operations in world war ii is a 15volume account of the united states navy in world war ii, written by samuel eliot morison and published by little, brown and company between 1947 and 1962. History of united states naval operations in world war ii 15. Naval operations in world war ii published in 194762, totallly rewritten with 52 charts and 25 pages of photographs.
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