The challenges were both internal and external. Like millions of other Americans, these five admirals had to come to terms with America’s first lost war, and what that loss meant for the future of the nation and the U.S. and Vietnamese Communist strengths and weaknesses, distrustful and ill-focused Washington leaders, an increasingly discontented American populace, and an ultimately failing war effort. Unlike their World War II predecessors, these equally battle-tested leaders had to cope with a flawed American understanding of U.S.
The Vietnam War and its aftermath sorely tested the professional skill of four-star admirals Harry D. Leadership during the Vietnam War was another story. and allied naval forces to victory against the Axis powers. These brilliant strategists and combat commanders-backed by a powerful Allied coalition, a nation united, gifted civilian leaders, and abundant war-making resources-led U.S. By now the world knows well the exploits of World War II admirals Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and “Bull” Halsey.
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