02751nam 2200589Ia 450 991014412020332120170815120742.01-282-26396-X97866122639651-86189-455-4(CKB)1000000000555382(EBL)368667(OCoLC)437236601(SSID)ssj0000340793(PQKBManifestationID)12135371(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340793(PQKBWorkID)10388645(PQKB)10794465(MiAaPQ)EBC368667(PPN)263374041(EXLCZ)99100000000055538220030827d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNavies in modern world history /Lawrence SondhausLondon Reaktion20041 online resource (338 p.)GlobalitiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-202-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents page; Preface & Acknowledgements; 1 Ruling the Waves: The British Navy, 1815-1902; 2 The Challenger: The French Navy, 1840s-1890s; 3 Shaping the Southern Colossus: The Brazilian Navy, 1822-31; 4 Preserving the Union: The United States Navy, 1861-5; 5 By Reason or by Force: The Chilean Navy, 1879-92; 6 A Place in the Sun: The German Navy, 1898-1918; 7 Empire Builder: The Japanese Navy, 1894-1945; 8 Red Star Rising: The Soviet Navy, 1956-91; 9 Upholding the Pax Americana:The United States Navy since 1991; References; Bibliography; IndexNavies in Modern World History traces the role of navies in history from the early nineteenth century, through both World Wars, to the dawn of the twenty-first century and beyond.In a series of case studies Lawrence Sondhaus examines the national fleets of Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Japan, Brazil, Chile and the Soviet Union, and demonstrates the variety of ways in which each country has made decisive use of naval power. In each case the author argues that the navy in question helped change the course of modern world history; he also systematically analyses the challenges naviGlobalities.Naval historyNaviesHistorySea-powerHistoryNaval history.NaviesHistory.Sea-powerHistory.359.009Sondhaus Lawrence1958-311989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910144120203321Navies in modern world history2358173UNINA