02072nam 22005051 450 991046316450332120200520144314.00-7618-6102-5(CKB)2670000000414457(EBL)1377292(MiAaPQ)EBC1377292(Au-PeEL)EBL1377292(CaPaEBR)ebr10755352(CaONFJC)MIL516696(OCoLC)861345660(EXLCZ)99267000000041445720071114d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSilent strategists Harding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy's trans-Pacific offensive, World War II /Manley R. IrwinLanham :University Press of America,2008.1 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6101-7 1-299-85445-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.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.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.Naval historyUnited StatesHistory, Naval20th centuryUnited StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.Naval history.359.00973Irwin Manley Rutherford912596MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463164503321Silent strategists2043895UNINA