America, sea power, and the world / edited by James C. Bradford and John F. Bradford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bradford, James C., editor.

Bradford, John F., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--History.

United States.

Sea-power--United States--History.

Sea-power.

United States. Navy.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 470 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

"Sea Power played a major, often decisive, role in the wars that led to the rise and fall of ancient empires. Once rivers and seas became avenues rather than barriers to communication and commerce, conflict followed in the form of rivalry between traders, pirates who preyed on shipping, and governments that formed navies to protect their own commerce and seize that of others. The latter gave rise to the first warships, most of which were galleys i.e., long vessels, propelled by oarsmen"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Sea Power and the Modern State System / James C. Bradford

2. The American War for Independence at Sea / Virginia W. Lunsford

3. Genesis of the US Navy, 1785

1806 / Joseph P. Slaughter

4. The Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence, 1807

1815 / Gene Allen Smith

5. The Squadron Navy: Agent of a Commercial Empire, 1815

1890 / John H. Schroeder

6. Technological Revolution at Sea / William M. McBride

7. The Civil War: Blockade and Counterblockade / Craig L. Symonds

8. The Civil War on Rivers and Coastal Waters / Wayne Hsieh

9. The New Navy, 1865

1895 / Frederick S. Harrod

10. War with Spain and the Revolution in Naval Affairs, 1895

1910 / James C. Rentfrow

11. Defending Imperial Interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898

1941 / Aaron B. O'Connell

12. Naval Rivalry and World War I at Sea, 1900

1920 / Jon K. Hendrickson

13. Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: The Navy in the Interwar Years / Craig C. Felker

14. World War II in the Atlantic / Marcus O. Jones

15. Assault on Occupied Europe / Stan Fisher

16. Defense in the Pacific, 1937

1943 / Davin O'Hora

17. Offensive in the Pacific, 1943

1944 / William F. Trimble

18. The Victory of Sea Power in the Pacific, 1944

1945 / Edward J. Marolda

19. The Uneasy Transition, 1945

1953 / Kenneth W. Estes

20. Cold War Challenges, 1953

1963 / Lori L. Bogle

21. Defense Unification and Joint Operations / Scott Mobley

22. The Test of Vietnam / Richard A. Ruth

23. Toward a more Diverse Navy / Kristy N. Kamarck

24. Twilight of the Cold War: Contraction, New Strategies, and Revival / Joseph T. Stanik

25. Contours of Conflict, 1990

2015 / Ernest Tucker

26. Steaming Back into a Multipolar World / David F. Winkler

21. Quo Vadis? / Mark R. Hagerott.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: America, sea power, and the world

ISBN:

9781119772484

1119772486

OCLC:

1331748692