Military Review, The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army posted an online review Ric Murphy’s new book: Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN: First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier. According to the  Military Review, the book presents not only an engaging overview of a dedicated serviceman, retired Rear Adm. Lawrence “Larry” Chambers, but also his times and the chaos associated with Operation Frequent Wind during the Vietnam era. During Operation Frequent Wind, Chambers was not only the first African American to command an aircraft carrier, the USS Midway, but he also made the controversial decision to scuttle millions of dollars’ worth of military equipment to clear a landing deck for a civilian aircraft. Ric Murphy outlines key events in Chambers’ early life without excessive sentimentality and with a real emphasis on their effect on the man. This book is authoritative due to Murphy’s sincere investigation of the family with first-hand quotes and accounts from many eyewitnesses to events. For more information on Lt. Col. John T. Miller, U.S. Army, Retired, Fort Belvoir, Army University Press, Military Review, The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army’s review.