U.S. Navy : a complete history / M. Hill Goodspeed.

By:

Goodspeed, M. Hill

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Naval Historical Foundation ; [Westport, Conn.] : Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 2003.Description: 728 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 34 cmISBN:

0883631121
9780883636183

Other title:

United States Navy : a complete history

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DDC classification:

359.00973 22

LOC classification:

VA 55 G655u 2003

Contents:

1775-1815: A new nation sets sail -- 1816-1860: Distant stations -- 1861-1865: A Navy divided -- 1866-1899: Retrenchment and rebirth -- 1900-1918: A Navy for a new century -- 1919-1938: The treaty Navy -- 1939-1945: The two ocean war -- 1946-1963: Hot to cold -- 1964-1980: The longest war -- 1981-2003: Sea power resurgent.

Summary: Building on the official Navy chronologies, this handsome book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organization, are written by leading expects in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover, this authoritative and encyclopedic account of the U.S. Navy is an important addition to any military history collection.

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Includes index.

Building on the official Navy chronologies, this handsome book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organization, are written by leading expects in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover, this authoritative and encyclopedic account of the U.S. Navy is an important addition to any military history collection.

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