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No book will ever come closer than this to providing an inside overview of Admiral Hyman G. Rickovers nuclear propulsion program. The author, an Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) historian assigned to the admirals office, spent years observing the project and its controversial leader in action, and the insights he provides here reflect both his familiarity with the subject and his ability to remain an objective observer. From 1974 to the day Rickover retired in 1982, Francis Duncan had free access to files, documents, and personnel at every level of involvementa rare, never-to-be-repeated opportunity that most historians dream of but few get. And, as this book clearly shows, he took full advantage of the situation to gain a unique understanding of exactly how the program operated. The result is a thorough, balanced record of what may well be the U.S. Navys and the nations most important and far-reaching project of the twentieth century. Knowing that facts and figures alone dont tell the entire story, Duncan talked to scores of people who dealt with day-to-day operations, watched men in prototype training and then accompanied them to sea, visited civilian and naval installations, and h

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Author

Estate of Francis Duncan

Publisher

Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870212369

Category

history

Subjects

Military, History, Biography

Rating

4.8 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14