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American naval history, 1607-1865 : overcoming the colonial legacy /
For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this da...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lincoln, NB :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2012.
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| Series: | Studies in war, society, and the military.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this day is the subject of American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War, the book draws on American, British, and French history to reveal how navies reflect diplomatic, political. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 194 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-182) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803240520 080324052X 9781283687751 1283687755 9780803244719 0803244711 |