1921. One of the great reformers in naval gunfire and employment of
destroyer ships; Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European waters
during World War I, Sims adopted the use of naval convoys and
promoted the construction of destroyers to counter Germany's use of
unrestricted submarine warfare. He served as President of the Naval
War College in 1917 and from 1919 to 1922. Victory at Sea, his book
on Anglo-American naval cooperation in the war at sea during World
War I, won the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1920. Contents: When
Germany was Winning the War; The Return of the Mayflower; The
Adoption of the Convoy; American Destroyers in Action; Decoying
Submarines to Destruction; American College Boys and Subchasers;
The London Flagship; Submarine Against Submarine; The American Mine
Barrage in the North Sea; German Submarines Visit the American
Coast; Fighting Submarines from the Air; The Navy Fighting on the
Land; and Transporting Two Million American Soldiers to France.
General
| Imprint: |
Kessinger Publishing Co
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2010 |
| First published: |
September 2010 |
| Authors: |
Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims
• Burton J. Hendrick
|
| Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
426 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-163-33516-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-163-33516-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781163335161 |
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