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The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (Hardcover)
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The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (Hardcover)
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List price R557
Loot Price R460
Discovery Miles 4 600
You Save R97 (17%)
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This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States
Navy as a global power from its birth during the American
Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story
highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's
fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British in the
Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima.
The book illuminates the changes-technological, institutional, and
functional-of the U.S. Navy from its days as a small frigate navy
through the age of steam and steel to the modern era of electronics
and missiles. Historian Craig L. Symonds captures the evolving
culture of the Navy and debates between policymakers about what
role the institution should play in world affairs. Internal and
external challenges dramatically altered the size and character of
the Navy, with long periods of quiet inertia alternating with rapid
expansion emerging out of crises. The history of the navy reflects
the history of the nation as a whole, and its many changes derive
in large part from the changing role of the United States itself.
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