E-book
The U.S. Navy : a concise history
Record details
- ISBN: 0199394962
- ISBN: 9780199394968
- ISBN: 0199394954
- ISBN: 9780199394951
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 136 pages) : illustrations, maps
remote - Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 the Second World War (1939-1945) -- Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945-1975) -- The U.S. Navy in the 21st Century. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | NLC staff and students only. |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | United States. -- Navy -- History United States. -- Navy. United States -- History, Naval |
| Genre: | Electronic books. History. Naval history. |
