Admiral John McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power

摘要

William Trimble earns a snappy salute for this excellent biography of a figure who played a key role in the triumph of U.S. naval air power. About 83 percent of the text covers McCain's World War Ⅱ service. That emphasis on the most significant phase of the subject's life is a hallmark of masterful biographies. Trimble also shines with his wide-ranging research in primary and key secondary sources and with his even hand on both McCain's achievements and his failures.