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America, Sea Power, and the World by James C. Bradford (2016, Paperback)
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- 9781118927939
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- America, Sea Power, and the World
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Subject
- Military / Naval, Military / General, Military / United States
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
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- Item Weight
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- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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This survey of American naval history features original chapters from key scholars in the field that trace the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage over the past 250 years.
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1118927931
ISBN-13
9781118927939
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219260925
Product Key Features
Publication Name
America, Sea Power, and the World
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Military / Naval, Military / General, Military / United States
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2015-036873
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
E182.A45 2016
Reviews
America, Sea Power, and the World compares favourably to its predecessors and successfully provides a broad history of American sea power appropriate for an undergraduate survey course. - Ryan Peeks, The International Journal of Maritime History 29(2).
Table of Content
List of Contributors ix List of Maps xiii List of Figures xv List of Tables xvii List of Vignettes xix Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii 1. Sea Power and the Modern State System 1 2. The American War for Independence at Sea 11 3. Genesis of the US Navy, 1785-1806 26 4. The Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence, 1807-1815 42 5. The Squadron Navy: Agent of a Commercial Empire, 1815-1890 58 6. Technological Revolution at Sea 74 7. The Civil War: Blockade and Counter-Blockade 87 8. The Civil War on Rivers and Coastal Waters 101 9. The New Navy, 1865-1895 116 10. War with Spain and the Revolution in Naval Affairs, 1895-1910 133 11. Defending Imperial Interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 149 12. Naval Rivalry and World War I at Sea, 1900-1920 163 13. Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: The Navy in the Interwar Years 179 14. World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean 193 15. Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 210 16. Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 225 17. The Victory of Sea Power in the Pacifi c 242 18. The Uneasy Transition, 1945-1953 259 19. Cold War Challenges, 1953-1963 274 20. The Test of Vietnam 289 21. Twilight of the Cold War: Contraction, Reform, and Revival 305 22. Contours of Conflict: Worldwide War on Terrorism, 1990-2015 323 23. Quo Vadis? 339 Further Reading 355 Index 363
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
359.00973
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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