Decision at sea : five naval battles that shaped American history / Craig L. Symonds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Symonds, Craig L., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval battles--History.

Naval battles.

United States--History, Naval.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 378 p. ) ill., maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Symonds tells the story of five critical naval engagements that have changed the course of American history: Lake Erie (1813), Hampton Roads (1862), Manila Bay (1898), Leyte Gulf (1944) and the Gulf War (1991). He describes the significance of each action & the technical innovations that helped the victors.

Contents:

Prologue : naval battles and history

Wooden warships and the western frontier : the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813

Iron, steam, and national union : the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862

Armored cruisers and empire : the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898

Naval aviation and world war : the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942

Missile warfare and the American imperium : Operation Praying Mantis, the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988

Epilogue : naval battles and the 21st century.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771245-2

0-19-975488-8

1-280-84373-X

0-19-803828-3

OCLC:

437109272