| Description |
728 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 34 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- History.
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United States. Navy -- History -- Chronology.
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| Added Author |
Naval Historical Foundation.
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| Added Title |
United States Navy : a complete history |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Goodspeed, M. Hill. U.S. Navy. Washington, D.C. : Naval Historical Foundation ; [Westport, Conn.] : Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 2003 (OCoLC)676278187 |
| ISBN |
0883631121 |
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9780883631126 |
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0883636603 |
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9780883636602 |
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