Author: George H. Quester
Publisher: Dunellen Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: George W. Baer
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804727945
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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A navy is a state's main instrument of maritime force. What it should do, what doctrine it holds, what ships it deploys, and how it fights are determined by practical political and military choices in relation to national needs. Choices are made according to the state's goals, perceived threat, maritime opportunity, technological capabilities, practical experience, and, not the least, the way the sea service defines itself and its way of war. This book is a history of the modern U.S. Navy. It explains how the Navy, in the century after 1890, was formed and reformed in the interaction of purpose, experience, and doctrine.

Author: Antony Preston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battleships
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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An illustrated presentation of naval military history and evolution.

Author: S.G. Gorshkov
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483285464
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Admiral Gorshkov has transformed the Soviet fleet into a world sea power for the first time in Russian history. He is Russia's most brilliant naval strategist of all time. He has created the modern Soviet navy. His book examines the main components of sea power among which attention is focused on the naval fleet of the present day, capable of conducting operations and solving strategic tasks in different regions of the world's oceans, together with other branches of the armed forces and independently

Author: N. A. M. Rodger
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783270985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading world authorities on naval history.

Author: Phillips Payson O'Brien
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131623973X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 655

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World War II is usually seen as a titanic land battle, decided by mass armies, most importantly those on the Eastern Front. Phillips Payson O'Brien shows us the war in a completely different light. In this compelling new history of the Allied path to victory, he argues that in terms of production, technology and economic power, the war was far more a contest of air and sea than of land supremacy. He shows how the Allies developed a predominance of air and sea power which put unbearable pressure on Germany and Japan's entire war-fighting machine from Europe and the Mediterranean to the Pacific. Air and sea power dramatically expanded the area of battle and allowed the Allies to destroy over half of the Axis' equipment before it had even reached the traditional 'battlefield'. Battles such as El Alamein, Stalingrad and Kursk did not win World War II; air and sea power did.

Author: James C. Bradford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119772494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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The gold standard in college-level American naval history texts, edited by the foremost scholar in the field In the newly revised second edition of America, Sea Power and the World, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an extensive and authoritative survey of American naval history, the place of the United States in world affairs, and the role of that country’s naval forces during peacetime and wartime. Each chapter contains a comprehensive analysis of its subject as well as brief sidebars describing a key weapon or technological development of the era and a short biographical sketch of an influential leader or representative of the navy from that era. The book offers extensive illustration and maps and a throughgoing emphasis on naval policy, strategy, roles, and missions, with careful attention paid to naval operations. These factors given greater focus than the descriptions of battle tactics found in other texts. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to sea power and the modern state system, as well as the American War for Independence at sea Comprehensive explorations of the genesis of the United States Navy from 1785 to 1806 Practical discussions of the Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence from 1807 to 1815 and the Squadron Navy as an agent of the commercial empire until 1890 Fulsome treatments of the Second World War in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and the Pacific, including defensive actions in the Pacific from 1937 to 1943 and offensive actions from 1943 to 1944. New chapters exclusive to the 2nd edition focused on the history of African Americans and women in the US Navy, the development of joint operations and unified command, and the naval history of the last two decades. Perfect for undergraduate students taking courses on the naval history of the United States, America, Sea Power and the World, Second Edition will also earn a place in the libraries of members of the general public interested in naval and military history.

Author: Edward Luttwak
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea-power
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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For decades, navies have been major sponsors of space developments for the purposes of secure communications and precise navigation: without satellite navigation a submarine-based deterrent force would have been impossible, and the accuracy of the Tomahawk cruise missile in the Gulf War was entirely dependent on such technology. This book chronicles these developments, describing the systems themselves and concluding with an analysis of future possibilities.

Author: Toshi Yoshihara
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591149798
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Original publication and copyright date: 2010.