The U.S. Navy : a concise history /
A fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. --Publisher's description.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2016
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- An ad hoc Navy : The Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
- Establishing an American Navy: The Age of Sail (1783-1809)
- An American Navy confirmed : The War of 1812
- A constabulary Navy : Pirates, slavers, and Manifest Destiny (1820-1850)
- Steam and iron: The Civil War Navy (1850-1865)
- The doldrums and the new Navy (1865-1900)
- A Navy second to none: The U.S. Navy and World War I (1900-1939)
- The two-ocean Navy: The U.S. Navy in the Second World War (1939-1945)
- Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945-1975)
- The U.S. Navy in the 21st Century.
