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Battle Line - The United States Navy, 1919-1939 (Hardcover)
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Battle Line - The United States Navy, 1919-1939 (Hardcover)
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This book examines the twenty-year period that saw the US fleet
shrink under the pressures of arms-limitation treaties, and then
grow again to a world-class force. The authors trace the Navy's
evolution from a fleet centred around slow battleships to one that
deployed most of the warship types that proved so essential in
World War II. Both the older battleships and the newer ships are
captured in stunning period photographs that have never before been
published. An authoritative yet lively text explains how and why
the newer ships and aircraft came into being. Desperately short of
men and funding, the Navy nevertheless pioneered carrier aviation,
shipboard electronics, codebreaking and, with the Marines,
amphibious warfare- elements that made America's later victory in
the Pacific possible. Based on years of study of official records,
this book presents a comprehensive view of the foundation of a navy
that would become the world's largest and most formidable. From
their adventures on Yangtze River gunboats to carrier landings on
the converted battle cruisers Saratoga and Lexington, the men are
profiled along with their ships. This combination of popular
history with archival history will appeal to a general audience of
naval enthusiasts. Thomas C. Hone, an executive in the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, is the author of American and British
Aircraft Carrier Development, 1919-1941. He has taught at the Naval
War College and the National Defense University among other
institutions. Trent Hone has published several articles on the US
Navy's tactical development before World War II. Both father and
son are residents of Arlington, Virginia.
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