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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787691303321

Autore

Irwin Manley Rutherford

Titolo

Silent strategists : Harding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy's trans-Pacific offensive, World War II / / Manley R. Irwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : University Press of America, , 2008

ISBN

0-7618-6102-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

359.00973

Soggetti

Naval history

United States History, Naval 20th century

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.