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Congress buys a Navy : politics, economics, and the rise of American naval power, 1881-1921 / Paul E. Pedisich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pedisich, Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Navy--History--19th century.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--History--20th century.
- United States. Navy--Appropriations and expenditures.
- United States. Navy.
- Expenditures, Public.
- Civil-military relations--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil-military relations.
- Shipbuilding--United States--History--19th century.
- Shipbuilding.
- Shipbuilding--United States--History--20th century.
- Sea-power--United States--History--19th century.
- Sea-power.
- Sea-power--United States--History--20th century.
- Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 286 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Politics, economics, and the rise of American naval power, 1881-1921
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- The first hundred years
- A beginning: 1881-1882
- Politics versus progress: 1882-1883
- Incubation: 1883-1885
- Some movement: 1885-1889
- A turning point: 1889-1893
- Reasonable progress: 1893-1897
- War and imperialism: 1897-1899
- Reorganization and growth: 1899-1901
- An offensive Navy: 1902-1905
- Power projected: 1905-1909
- Steady as she goes: 1909-1913
- Neutrality: 1913-1915
- Second to none: 1915-1921.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781682470770
- 1682470776
- OCLC:
- 945951208
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