Title:
Navy : an illustrated history : the US Navy from 1775 to the twenty-first century / Chester G. Hearn, with contributions by Kit Bonner.
Author:
Hearn, Chester G.
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, MN : Zenith Press, 2014.
Call Number:
VA58.4 .H43 2014
Abstract:
This book profiles the U.S. Navy's growth into a highly sophisticated armed force capable of projecting military power to all corners of the world. All the battles, ships, aircraft, and sailors who shaped the U.S. Navy into the largest modern seaborne military force are included. Packed with dramatic paintings, evocative photographs, and informative maps, this book provides an up-close and personal look into the military branch that has served in every major conflict in U.S. history. Theis updated edition traces the progress and expansion of naval technology and tactics from its origins during the American Revolution, through the furiour combat of World War II, to shielding the nation from the threats of the Cold War. A brand-new chapter from Kit Bonner, a naval historian and expert, covers the U.S. Navy's response to the current challenges of the twenty-first century.
ISBN:
9780760359976
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
General Note:
First edition published in 2007.
Contents:
Introduction -- The formative years, 1775-1815 -- Century of development, 1814-1898 -- A flexing of power, 1898-1939 -- World War II in the Pacific, 1941-1945 -- World War II in the Atlantic, 1940-1945 -- Cold War: Korea, 1950-1953 -- Cold War: Vietnam, 1961-1975 -- Cold War and terrorist threats, 1960-2006 -- Moving toward the future -- Sustaining the Navy in the twenty-first century.
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