On wide seas : the US Navy in the Jacksonian era /
"A detailed account of how the US Navy modernized itself between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, through strategic approaches to its personnel, operations, technologies, and policies, among them an emerging officer corps, which sought to professionalize its own ranks, modernize the platforms...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tuscaloosa :
The University of Alabama Press,
2021
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| Series: | Maritime currents.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "A detailed account of how the US Navy modernized itself between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, through strategic approaches to its personnel, operations, technologies, and policies, among them an emerging officer corps, which sought to professionalize its own ranks, modernize the platforms on which it sailed, and define its own role within national affairs and in the broader global maritime commons"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817393779 0817393773 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Claude Berube was director of the United States Naval Academy Museum and assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He has worked for two US senators and a member of Congress. He is coauthor of A Call to the Sea: Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution and Congress: Games and Strategies and coeditor of Maritime Private Security: Market Responses to Piracy, Terrorism, and Waterborne Security Risks in the 21st Century. |
