Beneath the Waves; The Life and Navy of Capt. Edward L. Beach, Jr.

Finch, Edward F.

ISBN 10: 1591142660 / ISBN 13: 9781591142669

Edité par Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 2010

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The format is approximately 6.25 inches by 9.25 inches. xx, [2], 262, [4] pages. Photographs, List of Abbreviations, Appendix I: A Brief Chronology. Appendix II: Chronological Bibliography of the Published Writings of Edward L. Beach, Jr. Appendix III: Brief Biographies of Beach Family Members. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Edward F. Finch is the Director of the Stephenson County History Museum. He holds a Ph.D. in History Education from Illinois State University and previously taught for 30 years. Edward Latimer Beach Jr. (April 20, 1918 - December 1, 2002) was a United States Navy submarine officer and author. During World War II, he participated in the Battle of Midway and 12 combat patrols, earning 10 decorations for gallantry, including the Navy Cross. After the war, he served as the naval aide to the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and commanded the first submerged circumnavigation. Capt. Edward "Ned" Latimer Beach, Jr. USN is known primarily for his best-selling novel Run Silent, Run Deep, which was made into a film in 1958 with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster and his record setting voyage as commanding officer of USS Triton (SSN(R) 586), that was the first submarine to circumnavigate of the globe while submerged. A highly-decorated United States Navy submarine officer, during World War II, he participated in the Battle of Midway as well as other 12 combat patrols, earning 10 decorations for gallantry, including the Navy Cross. His career also offers insights into the inner workings of power, from inside the Pentagon in the years right after World War II, to inside of the Eisenhower White House, to the politics of the Republican Party in the United States Senate in the 1970s, In addition to serving as an officer aboard U.S. submarines in the Pacific during World War II, he was a prolific author publishing two novels in addition Run Silent, Run Deep, as well as numerous works on naval history. Ned Beach is a biography that weaves together the personal, professional and writing life of a man who for many was the public face of the submarine community in the years after the Second World War. With a father, who was a naval officer and the author of thirteen published novels in the 1910s & '20s, as the eldest son Ned Beach was greatly influenced to follow in his father's footsteps and to become both an officer and a writer. From his youth in Palo Alto, California during the Great Depression to his service in the Pacific in the war against Japan to the epic submerged circumnavigation of the globe in early 1960 commanding one of the early nuclear powered submarines, Ned Beach's career encompasses a revolutionary period in American naval history. Not only did he experience it, he wrote about it. This book tells the story of his remarkable life, career and writing.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Beneath the Waves; The Life and Navy of Capt. Edward L. Beach, Jr.
• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1591142660
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781591142669
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Printing [Stated].
• État de l'article: Very good
• État de la jaquette: Very good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

The definitive biography of the face of the US submarine community post WW2Capt. Edward ''Ned'' Latimer Beach, Jr. USN is known primarily for his best selling novel Run Silent, Run Deep, which was made into a film in 1958 with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster and his record setting voyage as commanding officer of USS Triton (SSN(R) 586), that was the first submarine to circumnavigate of the globe while submerged. A highly decorated United States Navy submarine officer, during World War II, he participated in the Battle of Midway as well as twelve other combat patrols, earning ten decorations for gallantry, including the Navy Cross. His career also offers insights into the inner workings of power, from inside the Pentagon in the years right after World War II, to inside of the Eisenhower White House, to the politics of the Republican Party in the United States Senate in the 1970s. Ned Beach is a biography that weaves together the personal, professional and writing life of a man who for many was the public face of the submarine community in the years after the Second World War. From his youth in Palo Alto, California during the Great Depression to his service in the Pacific in the war against Japan to the epic submerged circumnavigation of the globe in early 1960 commanding one of the early nuclear powered submarines, Ned Beach s career encompasses a revolutionary period in American naval history. Not only did he experience it, he wrote about it. This book tells the story of his remarkable life, career and writing.

À propos de l'auteur

Edward F. Finch is the Director of the Stephenson County History Museum. He holds a PhD in History Education from Illinois State University and previously taught for 30 years at Freeport High School in Illinois. He resides in Freeport, IL with his wife Cathy.