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16 de oct. de 2016 · Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy died as a largely unsung hero of World War II, [9] one who had built up the United States Navy before the war, been a governor, ambassador, and top military advisor to two presidents. He was a man that demanded and deserved respect and was involved in many world-changing events.
4 de ene. de 2016 · Admiral William D. Leahy was a personal friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and although Admiral Leahy retired in 1939, Roosevelt would call upon this trusted confidant to help him run the war.
William Daniel Leahy (ur.6 maja 1875 w Hampton w stanie Iowa, zm. 20 lipca 1959 w Bethesda w Maryland) – amerykański wojskowy i polityk, oficer United States Navy, który doszedł do najwyższych godności pracując na stanowiskach administracyjnych i sztabowych.Jako Chief of Naval Operations (1937–1939) zajmował się przygotowaniami marynarki amerykańskiej do zbliżającej się wojny.
12 de ene. de 2017 · Admiral Leahy, as Chief of Staff to both wartime presidents, was the senior-ranking military man in the United States. He is, therefore, the only living American who could have written this highly comprehensive and significant book. I WAS THERE is one of the most important chronicles of our time. A frank appraisal of great men and stirring events, it is a forthright and intensely interesting ...
7 de may. de 2019 · The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief “Fascinating… greatly enriches our understanding of Washington wartime power.”—Madeleine Albright Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the ...
7th Chief of Naval Operations (2 January 1937 – 1 August 1939) As Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Leahy led efforts to prepare the Navy for a war that was imminent in the late 1930s. He initiated advanced war planning to deal with potential hostilities with Germany and Japan and promoted a robust U.S. air and naval base establishment. William D. Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa, and ...
The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief "Fascinating... greatly enriches our understanding of Washington wartime power."--Madeleine Albright Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the ...
