Contents |
Sea Power and the Modern State System / James C. Bradford -- The American War for Independence at Sea / Virginia W. Lunsford -- Genesis of the US Navy, 1785-1806 / Joseph P. Slaughter -- The Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence, 1807-1815 / Gene Allen Smith -- The Squadron Navy: Agent of a Commercial Empire, 1815-1890 / John H. Schroeder -- Technological Revolution at Sea / William M. McBride -- The Civil War: Blockade and Counter-Blockade / Craig L. Symonds -- The Civil War on Rivers and Coastal Waters / Wayne Hsieh -- The New Navy, 1865-1895 / Frederick S. Harrod -- War with Spain and the Revolution in Naval Affairs, 1895-1910 / James C. Rentfrow -- Defending Imperial Interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 / Aaron B. O'Connell -- Naval Rivalry and World War I at Sea, 1900-1920 / Jon K. Hendrickson -- Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: The Navy in the Interwar Years / Craig C. Felker -- World War II in the Atlantic / Marcus O. Jones -- Assault on Occupied Europe / Stan Fisher -- Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 / Davin O'Hora -- Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 / William F. Trimble -- The Victory of Sea Power in the Pacific, 1944-1945 / Edward J. Marolda -- The Uneasy Transition, 1945-1953 / Kenneth W. Estes -- Cold War Challenges, 1953-1963 / Lori L. Bogle -- Defense Unification and Joint Operations / Scott Mobley -- The Test of Vietnam / Richard A. Ruth -- Toward a More Diversified Navy / Kristy Kamarck -- Twilight of the Cold War: Contraction, New Strategies, and Revival / Joseph T. Stanik -- Contours of Conflict: Worldwide War on Terrorism, 1990-2015 / Ernest Tucker -- Steaming Back into a Multi-Polar World / David F. Winkler -- "Quo Vadis?" / Mark R. Hagerott. |
Abstract |
"Sea Power played a major, often decisive, role in the wars that led to the rise and fall of ancient empires. Once rivers and seas became avenues rather than barriers to communication and commerce, conflict followed in the form of rivalry between traders, pirates who preyed on shipping, and governments that formed navies to protect their own commerce and seize that of others. The latter gave rise to the first warships, most of which were galleys i.e., long vessels, propelled by oarsmen"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: America, sea power, and the world Second edition. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2023 9781119772507 |
Genre/form | History. |
LCCN | 2022029447 |
ISBN | 9781119772484 |
ISBN | 1119772486 paperback |
ISBN | Adobe electronic book |
ISBN | electronic publication |