Witness to Power The Life of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985. Tall octavo, hardcover with silver embossed lettering on spine, xiv, 392 pp., colour endpapers, dust-jacket, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, two appendices included. Small tear at top right back of dust-jacket; previous owner's name and address, as well as the date of purchase, are stamped on top right of the front endpaper; otherwise a near fine copy. A portrait of Fleet Admiral William D. Healy, Franklin D. Roosevelt's top military advisor. Admiral Leahy was the highest ranking military officer during Roosevelt's presidency and one of the most powerful men in Washington during World War Two. Item #4403
Previously owned by J. D. Cubitt of Tasmania. Embossed ex libris stamp on bottom right of the front endpaper and bottom left of back endpaper.
Price (AUD): $50.00