American Naval History, 1607-1865 Overcoming the Colonial Legacy.
For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this da...
| Основен автор: | Dull, Jonathan R. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Lincoln :
UNP - Nebraska,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Studies in war, society, and the military.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=500966 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
American Naval History, 1607-1865 : Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. |
| Резюме: |
For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this day is the subject of American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War, the book draws on American, British, and French history to reveal how navies reflect diplomatic, political. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (212 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780803244719 0803244711 |