The U.S. Navy : a concise history /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Symonds, Craig L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Temas:
United States. > Navy > History.
United States. > Navy
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
United States > History, Naval.
États-Unis > Histoire navale.
United States
History
Naval history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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