America, Sea Power, and the World

Informationen zum Autor James C. Bradford is professor of naval and early American history at Texas A&M University. A past president of the North American Society for Oceanic History, he held the Class of 1957 Distinguished Chair in Naval Heritage at the U.S. Naval Academy, and was the recipient of the George H.W. Bush Excellence Award for Faculty in International Teaching and the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naval Historical Foundation. Bradford has published several books, including the International Encyclopedia of Military History (2015), Command Under Sail: Makers of the American Naval Tradition (2013), and A Companion to American Military History (Wiley Blackwell, 2009). Klappentext This survey of American naval history features original chapters from key scholars in the field that trace the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage over the past 250 years.* Places equal weight on the influence of major wartime campaigns and naval efforts to defend and expand America's political and economic interests during times of peace* Includes an array of illustrations and 56 new maps, seamlessly integrated within each chapter* Each chapter features sidebars with biographical sketches of influential leaders and descriptions of weapons and technological developments of the era Zusammenfassung This survey of American naval history features original chapters from key scholars in the field that trace the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage over the past 250 years.* Places equal weight on the influence of major wartime campaigns and naval efforts to defend and expand America's political and economic interests during times of peace* Includes an array of illustrations and 56 new maps, seamlessly integrated within each chapter* Each chapter features sidebars with biographical sketches of influential leaders and descriptions of weapons and technological developments of the era Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors ixList of Maps xiiiList of Figures xvList of Tables xviiList of Vignettes xixPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxiii1. Sea Power and the Modern State System 12. The American War for Independence at Sea 113. Genesis of the US Navy, 1785-1806 264. The Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence, 1807-1815 425. The Squadron Navy: Agent of a Commercial Empire, 1815-1890 586. Technological Revolution at Sea 747. The Civil War: Blockade and Counter-Blockade 878. The Civil War on Rivers and Coastal Waters 1019. The New Navy, 1865-1895 11610. War with Spain and the Revolution in Naval Affairs, 1895-1910 13311. Defending Imperial Interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 14912. Naval Rivalry and World War I at Sea, 1900-1920 16313. Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: The Navy in the Interwar Years 17914. World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean 19315. Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 21016. Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 22517. The Victory of Sea Power in the Pacific 24218. The Uneasy Transition, 1945-1953 25919. Cold War Challenges, 1953-1963 27420. The Test of Vietnam 28921. Twilight of the Cold War: Contraction, Reform, and Revival 30522. Contours of Conflict: Worldwide War on Terrorism, 1990-2015 32323. Quo Vadis? 339Further Reading 355Index 363...

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List of Contributors ixList of Maps xiiiList of Figures xvList of Tables xviiList of Vignettes xixPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxiii1. Sea Power and the Modern State System 12. The American War for Independence at Sea 113. Genesis of the US Navy, 1785-1806 264. The Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence, 1807-1815 425. The Squadron Navy: Agent of a Commercial Empire, 1815-1890 586. Technological Revolution at Sea 747. The Civil War: Blockade and Counter-Blockade 878. The Civil War on Rivers and Coastal Waters 1019. The New Navy, 1865-1895 11610. War with Spain and the Revolution in Naval Affairs, 1895-1910 13311. Defending Imperial Interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 14912. Naval Rivalry and World War I at Sea, 1900-1920 16313. Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: The Navy in the Interwar Years 17914. World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean 19315. Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 21016. Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 22517. The Victory of Sea Power in the Pacific 24218. The Uneasy Transition, 1945-1953 25919. Cold War Challenges, 1953-1963 27420. The Test of Vietnam 28921. Twilight of the Cold War: Contraction, Reform, and Revival 30522. Contours of Conflict: Worldwide War on Terrorism, 1990-2015 32323. Quo Vadis? 339Further Reading 355Index 363

Product details

• Authors: J Bradford, James C Bradford, James C. Bradford
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781118927922
• ISBN: 978-1-118-92792-2
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte, Amerika, Militärgeschichte, History, military history, Amerika im 20. Jahrhundert, USA /Geschichte, 20th Century America, Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert, 19th Century America