Sea Wolf: The Daring Exploits of Navy Legend John D. Bulkeley [Paperback]

William Breuer (Author)

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Publication Date: April 27, 1998

...This is a lively biography about a larger-than-life hero.--Publishers Weekly

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Bulkeley, one of the most colorful characters in U.S. Navy history, numbers among his exploits the daring PT-boat rescue of General MacArthur from Corregidor in 1942. He is probably best remembered for his prolonged defiance of Fidel Castro when commanding the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, in the mid-'60s: the Cuban leader called him a "gorilla of the worst species" and put a $50,000 dead-or-alive bounty on his head. In the more than two decades since then, Bulkeley has headed the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey, charged with maintaining shipboard standards of combat readiness. With obvious relish, Breuer ( Devil Boats , etc.) recounts the admiral's successes in butting heads with Pentagon brass over such matters as the inadequacies of the F-18 fighter-bomber and the carrier Kennedy . Not the least of Bulkeley's accomplishments, we learn, is that he is still on active duty at the age of 78. This is a lively biography about a larger-than-life hero. Photos.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Presidio Press (April 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891416633
• ISBN-13: 978-0891416630
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,556,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Biography of a Navy Legend, May 31, 2000

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This review is from: Sea Wolf: The Daring Exploits of Navy Legend John D. Bulkeley (Paperback)

This was a very riveting book. I couldn't put it down. It is a very exciting tale of a true Navy Legend and a national hero. Though there are some chronological gaps, they are minor and the author tells his story well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A most amazing person., July 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sea Wolf: The Daring Exploits of Navy Legend John D. Bulkeley (Paperback)

A biography of remarkable man. From exploits in WWII to making sure our navy personel have the best equipment availible. No shortcuts under his watch. His life reads very nuch like a novel. Many adventures are more exciting than most movies. A thoroughly entertaining and educational account of a remarkable man. Bob

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be Required Reading, November 25, 2011

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This review is from: Sea Wolf: The Daring Exploits of Navy Legend John D. Bulkeley (Paperback)

This book should be required reading for every new US Navy officer and anyone interested in naval history. I read it a couple of years after leaving the service and can honestly say if I had read while still on active duty there is a very good chance I would have stayed in the Navy.

More exciting than most fiction I have read, William Breuer does a fantastic job of chronicling Admiral Bulkeley's days as a Midshipman at the Naval Academy and his exploits in World War Two (both of which read like something out of a Tom Clancy novel) through his time as commanding officer of INSURV. For any officer who has gone through an INSURV inspection you'll appreciate the work that Admiral Bulkeley did to rebuild the INSURV program from a joke to one of the most important evolutions for ship today.

One of the best non fiction naval adventures I have ever read. A real life Horatio Hornblower.