The U.S. Navy: A Concise History
The U.S. Navy: A Concise History
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Zusammenfassung
This brisk narrative charts the history of the United States Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through its emergence as a global power amid the world wars of the twentieth century and finally to its current role as a superpower in the twenty-first century.
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The U.S. Navy: A Concise History by Craig Symonds
This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British in the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima. The book illuminates the changes--technological, institutional, and functional--of the U.S. Navy from its days as a small frigate navy through the age of steam and steel to the modern era of electronics and missiles. Historian Craig L. Symonds captures the evolving culture of the Navy and debates between policymakers about what role the institution should play in world affairs. Internal and external challenges dramatically altered the size and character of the Navy, with long periods of quiet inertia alternating with rapid expansion emerging out of crises. The history of the navy reflects the history of the nation as a whole, and its many changes derive in large part from the changing role of the United States itself.
The general reader will be grateful for Craig L Symonds' account of the US Navy, for he has successfully distilled nearly 250 years of history into a book of 116 highly readable pages* Jules Stewart, Military History01/04/2016 *
His (Symonds) book is attractive in appearance and pleasurable to read * Jonathan Dull, International Journal of Maritime History *
His (Symonds) book is attractive in appearance and pleasurable to read * Jonathan Dull, International Journal of Maritime History *
Craig L. Symonds is the Professor Emeritus of history at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author of ten previous books, including The Battle of Midway, The Civil War at Sea, Neptune: The Allied Invasion of Europe and the D-Day Landings, and Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History, which won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in 2006.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199394944 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199394946 |
| Titel | The U.S. Navy: A Concise History |
| Autor | Craig Symonds |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2016-01-28 |
| Seitenanzahl | 152 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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