Navies in modern world history [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence Sondhaus

• Autore: Sondhaus Lawrence <1958->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 359.009
• Soggetto topico: Naval history; Navies - History; Sea-power - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Navies 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Navies in modern world history
• ISBN: 1-282-26396-X; 9786612263965; 1-86189-455-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339090803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Globalities.