Naval War College Review
Abstract
Larry Berman has written a scintillating biography of the man who is credited with changing the U.S. Navy more, perhaps, than any other single individual in its history. Zumwalt was contro- versial in his day, and Berman found during his research that feelings about the admiral, both positive and negative, still run strongly nearly forty years after his tour as Chief of Naval Operations. His book, although clearly written from an advocate’s viewpoint, captures the essence of why Admiral Zumwalt was such a polemic figure during a time of great social and political turmoil, both inside and outside the Navy.
Recommended Citation
Ratcliff, Ronald
(2013)
"The Life and Times of Admiral Elmo Russell “Bud” Zumwalt, Jr,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 66:
No.
3, Article 15.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol66/iss3/15