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Author : Paolo Enrico Coletta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:35007004874768
Author : United States. Naval History Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Warships
ISBN : UVA:35007004873836
Author : Paolo Enrico Coletta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015017693006
This expanded version includes an up-to-date bibliography, the addition of numerous photographs, and two new chapters on the Reagan administration which examine the seeking of global maritime supremacy and nuclear advances and negotiationsóSALT, START, SDIóand how they affect the Navy.
Author : James A. Field, Jr.,Ernest McNeill Eller
Publisher : University Press of the Pacific
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0898756758
Americans think of the Korean War as death and hardship in the bitter hills of Korea. It was certainly this, and for those who fought this is what they generally saw. Yet every foot of the struggles forward, every step of the retreats, the overwhelming victories, the withdrawals and last ditch stands had their seagoing support and overtones. The spectacular ones depended wholly on amphibious power -- the capability of the twentieth century scientific Navy to overwhelm land-bound forces at the point of contact. Yet the all pervading influence of the sea was present even when no major landing or retirement or reinforcement highlighted its effect. When navies clash in gigantic battle or hurl troops ashore under irresistible concentration of ship-borne guns and planes, nations understand that sea power is working. It is not so easy to understand that this tremendous force may effect its will silently, steadily, irresistibly even though no battles occur. No clearer example exists of this truth in wars dark record than in Korea. Communist-controlled North Korea had slight power at sea except for Soviet mines. So beyond this strong underwater phase the United States Navy and allies had little opposition on the water. It is, therefore, easy to fail to recognize the decisive role navies played in this war fought without large naval battles.
Author : Thomas Truxtun Moebs
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112048632316
From the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.
Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0342577905
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Michael J. Crawford,Christine F. Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822023419229
Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0199754888
From thunderous broadsides traded between wooden sailing ships on Lake Erie, to the carrier battles of World War II, to the devastating high-tech action in the Persian Gulf, here is a gripping history of five key battles that defined the evolution of naval warfare--and the course of the American nation. Acclaimed military historian Craig Symonds offers spellbinding narratives of crucial engagements, showing how each battle reveals the transformation of technology and weaponry from one war to the next; how these in turn transformed naval combat; and how each event marked a milestone in American history. - Oliver Hazard Perry's heroic victory at Lake Erie, one of the last great battles of the Age of Sail, which secured the Northwestern frontier for the United States - The brutal Civil War duel between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia, which sounded the death knell for wooden-hulled warships and doomed the Confederacy's hope of besting the Union navy - Commodore Dewey's stunning triumph at Manila Bay in 1898, where the U.S. displayed its "new navy" of steel-hulled ships firing explosive shells and wrested an empire from a fading European power - The hairsbreadth American victory at Midway, where aircraft carriers launched planes against enemies 200 miles away--and where the tide of World War II turned in the space of a few furious minutes - Operation Praying Mantis in the Persian Gulf, where computers, ship-fired missiles, and "smart bombs" not only changed the nature of warfare at sea, but also marked a new era, and a new responsibility, for the United States. Symonds records these encounters in detail so vivid that readers can hear the wind in the rigging and feel the pounding of the guns. Yet he places every battle in a wide perspective, revealing their significance to America's development as it grew from a new Republic on the edge of a threatening frontier to a global superpower. Decision at Sea is a powerful and illuminating look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. It is also a compelling study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives--and the fate of nations--hanging in the balance.
Author : Sam Willis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393248838
A fascinating naval perspective on one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, which in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their independence from the greatest naval and military power on earth? The American Revolution involved a naval war of immense scope and variety, including no fewer than twenty-two navies fighting on five oceans—to say nothing of rivers and lakes. In no other war were so many large-scale fleet battles fought, one of which was the most strategically significant naval battle in all of British, French, and American history. Simultaneous naval campaigns were fought in the English Channel, the North and Mid-Atlantic, the Mediterranean, off South Africa, in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the North Sea and, of course, off the eastern seaboard of America. Not until the Second World War would any nation actively fight in so many different theaters. In The Struggle for Sea Power, Sam Willis traces every key military event in the path to American independence from a naval perspective, and he also brings this important viewpoint to bear on economic, political, and social developments that were fundamental to the success of the Revolution. In doing so Willis offers valuable new insights into American, British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian history. This unique account of the American Revolution gives us a new understanding of the influence of sea power upon history, of the American path to independence, and of the rise and fall of the British Empire.
Author : Thomas Truxtun Moebs
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Government publications
ISBN : 0160873126
From the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.
Author : United States. Naval War Records Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : United States
ISBN : NYPL:33433003549650
Author : Eloise Paananen,Arnold S. Lott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008370903
Traces the naval history of America from colonial times to the present.
Author : James C. Bradford,John F. Bradford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119772491
The gold standard in college-level American naval history texts, edited by the foremost scholar in the field In the newly revised second edition of America, Sea Power and the World, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an extensive and authoritative survey of American naval history, the place of the United States in world affairs, and the role of that country’s naval forces during peacetime and wartime. Each chapter contains a comprehensive analysis of its subject as well as brief sidebars describing a key weapon or technological development of the era and a short biographical sketch of an influential leader or representative of the navy from that era. The book offers extensive illustration and maps and a throughgoing emphasis on naval policy, strategy, roles, and missions, with careful attention paid to naval operations. These factors given greater focus than the descriptions of battle tactics found in other texts. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to sea power and the modern state system, as well as the American War for Independence at sea Comprehensive explorations of the genesis of the United States Navy from 1785 to 1806 Practical discussions of the Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence from 1807 to 1815 and the Squadron Navy as an agent of the commercial empire until 1890 Fulsome treatments of the Second World War in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and the Pacific, including defensive actions in the Pacific from 1937 to 1943 and offensive actions from 1943 to 1944. New chapters exclusive to the 2nd edition focused on the history of African Americans and women in the US Navy, the development of joint operations and unified command, and the naval history of the last two decades. Perfect for undergraduate students taking courses on the naval history of the United States, America, Sea Power and the World, Second Edition will also earn a place in the libraries of members of the general public interested in naval and military history.
Author : Kenneth J. Hagan
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015012873454
"A series of monographs, essays, and papers that attempt to assess the navy as an institutional expression of the American experience."--p. [xiii].
Author : William J. Holland, Jr.
Publisher : JG Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0883636646
A poignant and breathtaking tribute to the noble tradition of the United States Navy. The Naval Historical Foundation proudly presents this handsome edition chronicling the remarkable history of the Navy. Features over 350 pages of full-color classic, rare, and unseen photographs alongside insightful text.
