Salvage man
Subtitle: Edward Ellsberg and the U.S. Navy
By: John D. Alden.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Ellsberg, Edward, 1891-; Marine engineers -- United States -- Biography.; Salvage -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Few American naval officers have been as unconventional as Edward Ellsberg and still managed to rise to the rank of rear admiral. This probing biography shows Ellsberg time and again confronting the Navy's conservatism, service politics, and professional jealousies to literally salvage the unsalvageable. Taking full advantage of Ellsberg's extensive collection of papers and archives on both sides of the Atlantic, this insightful study is the first to focus on the determined admiral.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-290) and index.