LEADER 02039nam 22004931 450 001 9910787691303321 005 20230721045140.0 010 $a0-7618-6102-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000414457 035 $a(EBL)1377292 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1377292 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1377292 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10755352 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL516696 035 $a(OCoLC)861345660 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000414457 100 $a20071114d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSilent strategists $eHarding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy's trans-Pacific offensive, World War II /$fManley R. Irwin 210 1$aLanham :$cUniversity Press of America,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7618-6101-7 311 $a1-299-85445-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aNaval history 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Naval$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 615 0$aNaval history. 676 $a359.00973 700 $aIrwin$b Manley Rutherford$01466378 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787691303321 996 $aSilent strategists$93676842 997 $aUNINA