LEADER 02751nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910144120203321 005 20170815120742.0 010 $a1-282-26396-X 010 $a9786612263965 010 $a1-86189-455-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555382 035 $a(EBL)368667 035 $a(OCoLC)437236601 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340793 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12135371 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340793 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10388645 035 $a(PQKB)10794465 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC368667 035 $a(PPN)263374041 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555382 100 $a20030827d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNavies in modern world history /$fLawrence Sondhaus 210 $aLondon $cReaktion$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 225 1 $aGlobalities 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-202-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents 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; Index 330 $aNavies in Modern World History traces the role of navies in history from the early nineteenth century, through both World Wars, to the dawn of the twenty-first century and beyond.In a series of case studies Lawrence Sondhaus examines the national fleets of Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Japan, Brazil, Chile and the Soviet Union, and demonstrates the variety of ways in which each country has made decisive use of naval power. In each case the author argues that the navy in question helped change the course of modern world history; he also systematically analyses the challenges navi 410 0$aGlobalities. 606 $aNaval history 606 $aNavies$xHistory 606 $aSea-power$xHistory 615 0$aNaval history. 615 0$aNavies$xHistory. 615 0$aSea-power$xHistory. 676 $a359.009 700 $aSondhaus$b Lawrence$f1958-$0311989 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144120203321 996 $aNavies in modern world history$92358173 997 $aUNINA