Devotion to Duty: A Biography of Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague
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Summary
Devotion to Duty examines the life and service of Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague. This 273-page biography, published by Naval Institute Press, centers duty as its defining theme.
Why this book now
A focused naval biography offers a historical lens on how duty and leadership are remembered.
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- You read biographies of naval officers and military leaders.
- You prefer focused historical lives over broad surveys of naval history.
- You are looking for a novelistic war story or invented characters.
- You want a comprehensive history of the entire U.S. Navy rather than one admiral’s biography.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781557509444
Worth buying if: You read biographies of naval officers and military leaders.
Skip it if: You are looking for a novelistic war story or invented characters.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Light Short sit-downs
At 273 pages, this is a moderate-length biography suited to a sustained but manageable reading project.
What stands out here
This record identifies the 1995 Naval Institute Press publication of John F. Wukovits’s biography.
Best way to approach it
Read it as a focused study of Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague, with attention to how duty shapes the portrait.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9781557509444
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