Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Symonds, Craig Lee (1946-....)
Titre(s) : American naval history [Texte imprimé] : a very short introduction / Craig L. Symonds
Édition : 2nd ed.
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford university press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XX-142 p.) : ill. ; 18 cm
Collection : Very short introductions ; 564
Lien à la collection : Very short introductions
Note(s) : Précédemment paru sous le titre : "The U.S. Navy : a concise history", 2016. - Bibliogr.
p. 127-133. Index
"This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global
power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower
status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's
fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British during the Revolution, the Barbary
Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima. The book illuminates the changes--technological,
institutional, and functional--of the US Navy from its days as a small frigate navy
through the age of steam and steel to the modern era of electronics and missiles.
Historian Craig L. Symonds captures the evolving culture of the Navy and debates between
policymakers about what role the institution should play in world affairs. Internal
and external challenges dramatically altered the size and character of the Navy, with
long periods of quiet inertia alternating with rapid expansion emerging out of crises.
The history of the Navy reflects the history of the nation as a whole, and its many
changes derive in large part from the changing role of the United States itself."--Provided
by publisher
Sujet(s) : Marines de guerre -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Histoire navale -- États-Unis
Etats-Unis. Navy -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
359.009 7309 (23e éd.) = Forces navales - États-Unis - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199394760. - ISBN 0199394768. - ISBN 9780199394784 (erroné). - ISBN 9780199394791
(erroné). - ISBN 9780199394777 (erroné) (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456623164
Notice n° :
FRBNF45662316
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : An ad hoc navy: the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) ; Establishing an American navy:
the age of sail (1783-1809) ; An American navy confirmed: the War of 1812 ; A constabulary
navy: pirates, slavers, and manifest destiny (1820-1850) ; Steam and iron: the Civil
War navy (1850-1865) ; The doldrums and the new navy (1865-1900) ; A navy second
to none: the U.S. Navy and World War I (1900-1939) ; The two-ocean navy: the U.S.
Navy in World War II (1939-1945) ; Confronting the Soviets: the Cold War Navy (1945-1975)
; U.S. Navy in the twenty-first century.
