America, Sea Power, and the World
- ISBN-10
- 1118927931
- ISBN-13
- 9781118927939
- Series
- America, Sea Power, and the World
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-02-23
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- James C. Bradford
Description
This survey of American naval history features original chapters from key scholars in the field that trace the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage over the past 250 years. Places equal weight on the influence of major wartime campaigns and naval efforts to defend and expand America’s political and economic interests during times of peace Includes an array of illustrations and 56 new maps, seamlessly integrated within each chapter Each chapter features sidebars with biographical sketches of influential leaders and descriptions of weapons and technological developments of the era
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