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America, sea power, and the world
Title
America, sea power, and the world / edited by James C. Bradford.
ISBN
9781118927922
1118927923
9781118927939
1118927931
Publication
Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xxii, 379 pages ; 26 cm
Other formats
Online version: America, sea power, and the world. Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2016
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 31, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Sea power and the modern state system
The American War for Independence at sea
Genesis of the U.S. Navy, 1785-1806
The Naval War of 1812 : independence confirmed, 1807-1815
The squadron navy : agent of a commercial empire, 1815-1890
Technological revolution at sea
The Civil War : blockade and counter-blockade
The Civil War on rivers and coastal waters
The new navy, 1865-1895
War with Spain and the revolution in naval affairs, 1895-1910
Defending imperial interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941
Naval rivalry and World War I at sea, 1900-1920
Finding certainty in uncertain times : the navy in the interwar years
World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943
Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944
The victory of sea power in the Pacific
The uneasy transition, 1945-1953
Cold War challenges, 1953-1963
The test of Vietnam
Twilight of the Cold War : contraction, reform and revival
Contours of conflict : worldwide war on terrorism, 1990-2014
"Quo vadis."
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