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Autore |
Irwin Manley Rutherford |
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Titolo |
Silent strategists : Harding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy's trans-Pacific offensive, World War II / / Manley R. Irwin |
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Lanham : , : University Press of America, , 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Naval history |
United States History, Naval 20th century |
United States Military policy |
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Formato |
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 185-197) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The Wilson administration, 1913-1921 -- The Harding administration, 1921-1923 -- The Coolidge-Hoover administration, 1933-1939 -- The Pacific campaign, 1940-1945 -- The silent strategists -- The fate of Edward Denby. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book argues that President Warren Harding and his secretary of navy, Edwin Denby exercised unusual foresight in preparing the navy for a war against Japan. This revised edition adds new evidence from original documents provides invaluable details and insights into the lasting legacy of the Harding administration. |
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