On wide seas : the US Navy in the Jacksonian era / / Claude Berube

• Autore: Berube Claude G. <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 pages)
• Disciplina: 359.0097309034
• Soggetto topico: Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1829-1837; United States History, Naval 19th century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-223) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Introduction: A Journey toward Maritime Destiny -- One. Naval Inheritance -- Two. The Intellectual Awakening of the Navy-A Republic of Ideas -- Three. Governing the Navy -- Four. Force Structure and Modernization -- Five. Maritime Destiny-A Global Strategy and Naval Operations -- Six. An Actualized Naval Culture -- Conclusion: The Awakening of the US Navy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "A detailed account of how the US Navy modernized itself between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, through strategic approaches to its personnel, operations, technologies, and policies, among them an emerging officer corps, which sought to professionalize its own ranks, modernize the platforms on which it sailed, and define its own role within national affairs and in the broader global maritime commons"--
• Altri titoli varianti: US Navy in the Jacksonian era; United States Navy in the Jacksonian era
• Titolo autorizzato: On wide seas
• ISBN: 0-8173-2107-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811631003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Maritime currents.