America, Sea Power, and the WorldThis 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.
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Contents
Sea Power and the Modern State System | 1 |
The American War for Independence at Sea | 11 |
Genesis of the US Navy 17851806 | 26 |
The Naval War of 1812 and the Confirmation of Independence 18071815 | 42 |
Agent of a Commercial Empire 18151890 | 58 |
Technological Revolution at Sea | 74 |
Blockade and CounterBlockade | 87 |
The Civil War on Rivers and Coastal Waters | 101 |
World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean | 193 |
Defense in the Pacific 19371943 | 210 |
Offensive in the Pacific 19431944 | 225 |
The Victory of Sea Power in the Pacific | 242 |
The Uneasy Transition 19451953 | 259 |
Cold War Challenges 19531963 | 274 |
The Test of Vietnam | 289 |
Contraction Reform and Revival | 305 |
The New Navy 18651895 | 116 |
War with Spain and the Revolution in Naval Affairs 18951910 | 133 |
Defending Imperial Interests in Asia and the Caribbean 18981941 | 149 |
Naval Rivalry and World War I at Sea 19001920 | 163 |
The Navy in the Interwar Years | 179 |
Worldwide War on Terrorism 19902015 | 323 |
QuoVadis? | 339 |
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