America, sea power, and the world / / edited by James C. Bradford

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 p.)
• Disciplina: 359.00973
• Soggetto topico: Sea-power - United States - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): BradfordJames C.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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".
• Titolo autorizzato: America, sea power, and the world
• ISBN: 1-118-92794-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460552303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II