Captain Allan Slaff has topped off his long and distinguished career in the Navy by being a great storyteller. Relive his adventures on both sea and land--in famous battles and small pleasures, in personal triumphs and personal disappointments--in this book awash with salty humor and unabashed opinion.
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About the Author
Captain Allan Slaff's career in the U.S. Navy spanned many decades and wars, including World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, the U.S. Naval War College, and the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
He commanded the destroyer escort Lester, the fleet destroyer Davis, the guided missile destroyer leader Luce and the heavy guided missile cruiser Albany.
He holds 22 personal decorations, unit commendations and campaign medals.
He also served for ten years as a dean and member of the faculty of the Harvard Business School and later as a consultant to the school. He has been chairman of two corporations.
Captain Slaff has also authored numerous magazine articles about the Navy and the sea.
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This review is from: A Sailor's Story (Hardcover)
Had the pleasure of meeting Allan Slaff and he gave me a book. I was unable to put it down once I opened it. Allan has led an incredible life and is the poster child for success. You name it. Allan's done it and done it well. I hope he writes another one!
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THE DEFINING EXPERIENCE of my early life-as with most of us who belong to the "greatest generation"-was the grinding Depression of the thirties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Lee, Admiral Burke, New York, War College, United States, World War, Commodore Chon, Atlantic Fleet, Harvard Business School, Admiral Taylor, Admiral Halsey, Sixth Fleet, Wilkes Barre, San Francisco, Chief of Naval Personnel, Great Lakes, Mekong Delta, North Vietnamese, Roosevelt Roads, South Vietnam, Admiral Semmes, Commander Naval Forces, Eighth Army, Fleet Command, Leyte Gulf New!
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THE DEFINING EXPERIENCE of my early life-as with most of us who belong to the "greatest generation"-was the grinding Depression of the thirties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Lee, Admiral Burke, New York, War College, United States, World War, Commodore Chon, Atlantic Fleet, Harvard Business School, Admiral Taylor, Admiral Halsey, Sixth Fleet, Wilkes Barre, San Francisco, Chief of Naval Personnel, Great Lakes, Mekong Delta, North Vietnamese, Roosevelt Roads, South Vietnam, Admiral Semmes, Commander Naval Forces, Eighth Army, Fleet Command, Leyte Gulf New!
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- The Korean War by Steven Hugh Lee on page 44, and page 62
- The Bay of Pigs: The Leaders' Story of Brigade 2506 by Haynes Johnson on page 106
- George Washington (American Lives: Presidents) by Rick Burke on page 102
- Great Lakes by Linda Thompson on page 85
- The Tet Offensive by Tracey Burke in Back Matter
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