Sovereignty at sea : U.S. merchant ships and American entry into World War I /

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This book demonstrates that, although President Woodrow Wilson worked to maintain United States neutrality during World War I, his administration's policies resulted in a decision by Germany to unleash unrestricted submarine warfare against all shipping bound for Britain, France, or Italy in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carlisle, Rodney P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2009.
Colección:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > United States.
Merchant marine > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Opérations sous-marines.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Merchant marine
Military operations, Naval > German
Military operations, Naval > Submarine
Handelsschifffahrt
Kriegseintritt
Unterseebootkrieg
Weltkrieg > 1914-1918
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The voyage of the Vigilancia
  • From Falaba to Sussex
  • The flag under fire: from Frye to Pass of Balmaha
  • The flag under fire: from Leelanaw to Chemung
  • Meetings at Pless Castle and on Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Housatonic and Lyman M. Law
  • A telegram, Algonquin, and an abdication
  • The tipping-point ships: Vigilancia, City of Memphis, Illinois
  • The agony of Woodrow Wilson
  • Aztec, Missourian, Marguerite, and Congress
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Loss of the Healdton
  • Appendix B. Casualty lists
  • Appendix C. Table of ship losses.

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