Too Far on a Whim - The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion in the US Navy

Argues that the US Navy's commitment to high-steam propulsion for its World War II fleet was a tactical, technological, and bureaucratic failure

About the author

Tyler A. Pitrof is a historian in the Public History and Education Team in the histories and archives division of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

Summary

Presents a high-spirited revision of the US Navy’s commitment to high-steam propulsion systems, the mainstay of its World War II fleets. Tyler Pitrof’s research persuasively demonstrates that in its war against the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy succeeded despite its high-steam propulsion systems rather than because of them.

Product details

• Authors: Tyler A Pitrof, Tyler A. Pitrof
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9780817361402
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6140-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous