One Man's Fight for a Better Navy: Memoir of Holden A. Evans, former Naval Constructor, U.S.N.

by Holden Allan Evans

Holden A. Evans was a progressive naval officer who, as a naval constructor in the early twentieth century, unsuccessfully led a single-handed crusade to reduce wasteful practices and improve efficiency in U.S. Navy shipyards. He was the navy's foremost expert on scientific management and came close to achieving his goals before a conservative backlash led to his resignation. In the late 1930s, when war clouds threatened to engulf Europe in another...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512208450
• ISBN13: 9781512208450
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"