02765nam 2200589 450 991046055230332120200520144314.01-118-92794-X(CKB)3710000000541067(EBL)4205811(SSID)ssj0001591045(PQKBManifestationID)16290325(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001591045(PQKBWorkID)14813371(PQKB)10683860(PQKBManifestationID)16172665(PQKBWorkID)14813423(PQKB)22160872(MiAaPQ)EBC4205811(DLC) 2015041291(Au-PeEL)EBL4205811(CaPaEBR)ebr11152477(CaONFJC)MIL883630(OCoLC)935251562(EXLCZ)99371000000054106720160217h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica, sea power, and the world /edited by James C. BradfordChichester, England :Wiley Blackwell,2016.©20161 online resource (406 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-92793-1 1-118-92792-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Sea power and the modern state system -- The American War for Independence at sea -- Genesis of the U.S. Navy, 1785-1806 -- The Naval War of 1812 : independence confirmed, 1807-1815 -- The squadron navy : agent of a commercial empire, 1815-1890 -- Technological revolution at sea -- The Civil War : blockade and counter-blockade -- The Civil War on rivers and coastal waters -- The new navy, 1865-1895 -- War with Spain and the revolution in naval affairs, 1895-1910 -- Defending imperial interests in Asia and the Caribbean, 1898-1941 -- Naval rivalry and World War I at sea, 1900-1920 -- Finding certainty in uncertain times : the navy in the interwar years -- World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean -- Defense in the Pacific, 1937-1943 -- Offensive in the Pacific, 1943-1944 -- The victory of sea power in the Pacific -- The uneasy transition, 1945-1953 -- Cold War challenges, 1953-1963 -- The test of Vietnam -- Twilight of the Cold War : contraction, reform and revival -- Contours of conflict : worldwide war on terrorism, 1990-2014 -- "Quo vadis".Sea-powerUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Sea-powerHistory.359.00973Bradford James C.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460552303321America, sea power, and the world2069008UNINA