The U.S. Navy a concise history / Craig L. Symonds.

Author/creator Symonds, Craig L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Descriptionx, 136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents An ad hoc Navy : The Revolutionary War (1775-1783) -- Establishing an American Navy: The Age of Sail (1783-1809) -- An American Navy confirmed : The War of 1812 -- A constabulary Navy : Pirates, slavers, and Manifest Destiny (1820-1850) -- Steam and iron: The Civil War Navy (1850-1865) -- The doldrums and the new Navy (1865-1900) -- A Navy second to none: The U.S. Navy and World War I (1900-1939) -- The two-ocean Navy: The U.S. Navy in World War II (1939-1945) -- Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945-1975) -- The U.S. Navy in the Twenty-first Century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015019824
ISBN9780199394944 (cloth : alk. paper)

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