Oral History of Adm. Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.) - Hardcoverby Joseph W. Prueher (Author) Admiral Prueher served the U. S. Navy and the nation during a time of conflict in Southeast Asia, increasingly heated global competition with the Soviet Union, and change in how the Navy treated female, African American, and enlisted sailors. He flew hundreds of combat missions in A 6 Intruder attack planes during the Vietnam War. He describes in detail the nature of those operations, life on board an aircraft carrier in