Rickover
Subtitle: The Struggle for Excellence
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: November 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781557501776
Subjects: Naval forces & warfare; Nuclear engineers; History; Biography & Autobiography; Rickover, Hyman George; Biography / Autobiography; Navy; Biography/Autobiography; Military - Nuclear Warfare; Military; Military - Naval; Biography; Nuclear warships; United States; 20th century; Admirals
Description: "Adm. Hyman G. Rickover and his work on nuclear propulsion had a profound effect on the post-World War II world, and his demand for excellence and accountability was felt far beyond the naval community, yet few other flag officers in the U.S. Navy have been so controversial.

This biography draws on the admiral's private papers and the personal insights of friends and family members to examine not only Rickover's extraordinary naval career but also his private life, including his poverty-stricken childhood in Russian Poland."--BOOK JACKET.