Edward Ellsberg
Commander Edward Ellsberg graduated first in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1914. In 1925, he led the effort to raise the S-51, for which he became the first sailor to earn the Distinguished Service Medal during peacetime, and was promoted to Commander by a special act of Congress. In the late 1920s, Ellsberg began his prolific career as a writer of Naval history and fiction.
Commander Edward Ellsberg graduated first in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1914. In 1925, he led the effort to raise the S-51, for which he became the first sailor to earn the Distinguished Service Medal during peacetime, and was promoted to Commander by a special act of Congress. In the late 1920s, Ellsberg began his prolific career as a writer of Naval history and fiction. See less
Edward Ellsberg's Featured Books
Edward Ellsberg book reviews
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Under the Red Sea Sun
Character
This is a book about what an honorable man can do when he doesn't accept failure as an option. Read More
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On the Bottom
On the Bottom
by Calliope, Dec 26, 2008
Thrilling account of the recovery of a Navy sub sunk in Long Island Sound. Read More
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On the Bottom
In the finest naval traditions
by TM1SS, Jul 20, 2007
What is it that drives a man who has just burrowed out of a collapsed tunnel in turbid
depths to turn right around and go back for a second face-off with the
unrestrained violence of the Atlantic? It ... Read More