Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. NF/NF. Jacket in mylar protector. Map on endpages, photographs, cartoons, notes, bibliography, index, 221 pages. "... Drawing on contemporary and largely unused material, which included the diary of Surgeon E.P.Stone and the correspondence of Rear Admirals C.M. Thomas and C.S. Sperry, Midshipman (later Admiral) H.K. Hewitt, and Midshipman L. Maxfield, among others, Rickner presents a scrupulously accurate record of the technical, operational, and diplomatic aspects of the fourteen-month voyage ~ the longest and largest fleet cruise ever undertaken by any navy ion modern times. His exhaustive research has allowed him to correct previously published information about the fleet and to offer a fresh interpretation of events..."
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