On Wide Seas - The US Navy in the Jacksonian Era

About the author

Claude Berube was director of the United States Naval Academy Museum and assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He has worked for two US senators and a member of Congress. He is coauthor of A Call to the Sea: Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution and Congress: Games and Strategies and coeditor of Maritime Private Security: Market Responses to Piracy, Terrorism, and Waterborne Security Risks in the 21st Century.

Summary

A meticulously researched account of how the US Navy evolved between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The book details the ways in which the US Navy transformed from an antiquated arm of the nation's military infrastructure into a more dynamic and effective force that would play a pivotal role in a number of conflicts.

Product details

• Authors: Claude Berube
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780817321079
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-2107-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 523 g
• Series: Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeol
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous