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UNINA9910460537003321 |
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Thompson John A (John Alexander), <1938-, > |
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Woodrow Wilson / / John A. Thompson |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-315-84324-2 |
1-317-89128-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Collana |
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Presidents - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government 1913-1921 |
United States Foreign relations 1913-1921 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; 1 Images of Wilson; 2 The Making of a Political Leader; Studying politics; 3 Practicing Politics, 1902-12; President of Princeton; Governor of New Jersey; 4 A Progressive President; The New Freedom; A Democratic foreign policy; Building a Democratic majority; 5 Responding to the War in Europe, 1914-17; The initial stance; The impact of the U-boat; Holding the middle ground; 6 A War President; Leading America to war; Mobilizing the nation; Balancing the claims of war and peace |
7 The Appearance of Power: Wilson in ParisExpectations, resources and objectives; The course of the conference; 8 Defeat; Conclusion; Further Reading; Index |
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UNINA9910787688603321 |
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Autore |
Taaffe Stephen R |
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Commanding Lincoln's navy : Union naval leadership during the Civil War / / Stephen R. Taaffe |
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Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2009] |
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©2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (364 p.) |
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Command of troops - History - 19th century |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and index. |
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Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; 1. Scraping the Barnacles; 2. Atlantic Storms ; 3. The Mighty Mississippi; 4. Hammers on Anvils ; 5. The Peripheries; 6. Turning the Tide; Conclusion ; Notes; Bibliography ; Index |
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The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. President Lincoln understood, however, that the Navy was not as important, militarily and politically, to the war effort as the Army, so he delegated authority to his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, who divided the Navy into six squadrons and hand-picked their commanders. This book examines Welles selections and why he appointed them. While noting that the officers records, character |
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