Carrier Battles - Command Decision in Harm's Way

A longtime professor at the Naval War College who once directed strategic and long-range planning for the Navy and Marine Corps in Europe considers the transformation of the U.S. Navy from a defensive-minded coastal defense force into an offensive risk-taking navy in the very early stages of World War II.

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By Douglas V. Smith

Summary

A longtime professor at the Naval War College who once directed strategic and long-range planning for the Navy and Marine Corps in Europe considers the transformation of the US Navy from a defensive-minded coastal defense force into an offensive risk-taking navy in the very early stages of World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas V Smith, Douglas V. Smith
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781682475027
• ISBN: 978-1-68247-502-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 231 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Amerika, Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / Naval, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / United States