| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 537 pages) |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest |
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Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest.
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| Contents |
Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Ship Type Designations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Appendixes; Bibliography; About the Authors |
| Summary |
The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe. The story of the Navy from its birth through the Civil War and other 19th century conflicts through its victories of World War I and World War II and down to the current efforts in the Middle East to maintain the peace not only for the United States but also for other nations as the world's primary peace-keeper has been one of responding to the call of duty, as c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-536) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- History -- Encyclopedias
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Navy fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Military -- Naval.
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| Genre/Form |
encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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History
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kearns, Patricia M., 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780810874794 |
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0810874792 |
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