America, sea power, and the world
2016
359.00973 A512 2016
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Title
America, sea power, and the world
Published
Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Description
xxii, 379 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Call Number
359.00973 A512 2016
System Control No.
(OCoLC)926050308
Note
Text in double columns.
The history of the United States is intimately and inextricably linked to the sea. For over 250 years the US Navy has been the backbone of America's presence abroad. This groundbreaking new study provides an accessible and engaging survey of US naval history, tracing the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage. The volume places equal weight on the influence of major wartime campaigns and naval efforts to defend and expand America's interests during times of peace--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-361) and index.
Contents: Sea power and the modern state system -- The American war for independence at sea -- Genesis of the US Navy, 1785-1806 -- The naval war of 1812 and the confirmation of independence, 1807-1815 -- The squadron navy: agent of a commercial empire, 1815-1890 -- Technological revolution at sea -- The Civil War: blockade and counter-blockade -- The Civil War on rivers and coastal waters -- The new navy, 1865-1895 -- War with Spain and the revolution in naval affairs, 1895-1910 -- Defending imperial interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 -- Naval rivalry and World War I at sea, 1900-1920 -- Finding certainty in uncertain times : the navy in the interwar years -- World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean -- Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 -- Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 -- The victory of sea power in the Pacific -- The uneasy transition, 1945-1953 -- Cold War challenges, 1953-1963 -- The test of Vietnam -- Twilight of the Cold War: contraction, reform and revival -- Contours of conflict: worldwide war on terrorism, 1990-2015 -- Quo vadis?
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The history of the United States is intimately and inextricably linked to the sea. For over 250 years the US Navy has been the backbone of America's presence abroad. This groundbreaking new study provides an accessible and engaging survey of US naval history, tracing the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage. The volume places equal weight on the influence of major wartime campaigns and naval efforts to defend and expand America's interests during times of peace--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-361) and index.
Contents: Sea power and the modern state system -- The American war for independence at sea -- Genesis of the US Navy, 1785-1806 -- The naval war of 1812 and the confirmation of independence, 1807-1815 -- The squadron navy: agent of a commercial empire, 1815-1890 -- Technological revolution at sea -- The Civil War: blockade and counter-blockade -- The Civil War on rivers and coastal waters -- The new navy, 1865-1895 -- War with Spain and the revolution in naval affairs, 1895-1910 -- Defending imperial interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 -- Naval rivalry and World War I at sea, 1900-1920 -- Finding certainty in uncertain times : the navy in the interwar years -- World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean -- Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 -- Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 -- The victory of sea power in the Pacific -- The uneasy transition, 1945-1953 -- Cold War challenges, 1953-1963 -- The test of Vietnam -- Twilight of the Cold War: contraction, reform and revival -- Contours of conflict: worldwide war on terrorism, 1990-2015 -- Quo vadis?
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