The Quiet Warrior, Thomas B. Buell
The Quiet Warrior, Thomas B. Buell
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The Quiet Warrior
A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Author: Thomas B. Buell

Narrator: Chris Monteiro

Unabridged: 18 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/31/2023

Synopsis

Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, and Okinawa, is one of the towering figures in American naval history. Yet his reserved, cerebral personality did not make "good copy" for correspondents, and until the publication of The Quiet Warrior he remained an elusive figure. Thomas Buell has succeeded in evoking the nature of the man as well as recording the achievements of the admiral in this brilliant biography, which won the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement the year of its publication.

About Thomas B. Buell

Thomas B. Buell was a noted naval historian the author of several books, most notably Master of Seapower: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King and The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. He died in 2003.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Spad53 on May 18, 2024

This was ever so good; Spruance was the most enigmatic of the US admirals in WW2. Contrary to Halsey he hated publicity, he didn’t want to be a hero, and all he wanted was a quiet life with ship command as the icing on the cake. The problem was that he was too good, and he kept on getting higher com......more

Goodreads review by Mark on December 02, 2020

Admiral Raymond Spruance has long held a fascination for me. Find Mr. Buell’s biography fulfilled a quest for more information. And reveals why he is not as well known as he should be...he wanted it that way. Now I know that not only did Admiral Spruance possess a calm, thoughtful demeanor, he shunn......more

Goodreads review by John on December 29, 2018

I read Buell's work because it is considered the authoritative book on Admiral Spruance. It is indeed complete and comprehensive, tightly written with all the details. And dry as dust. Some might say that Spruance was dry, which he was in the style of Gene Roddenberry's creation, Mr. Spock. Many too......more

Goodreads review by Pei-jean on February 21, 2020

In many ways one can compare Admiral Raymond Spruance to that of General Omar Bradley. Both came from relative obscurity in the prior years to WWII and then an extraordinary set of circumstances would thrust them both into the world stage and like Bradley who was overshadowed by the likes of the mor......more

Goodreads review by Dan on November 19, 2021

The Quiet Warrior is a biography on the life and Naval career of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance it one of the unknown heroes of WWII and in my mind the greatest fighting Admiral of the war. He is not as well known as William Halsey, however, he was superior in every area except hubris and blu......more

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