Isbn: 9780671069803 - history of the u.s. navy (18 résultats)

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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Reprint. Simon & Schuster 1988 Reprint Fine/ Reprinted in 1985. Gift note penned opposite half title page dated "Christmas 1986". Blue cloth like boards with gold spine lettering. OVERSIZE HEAVY ITEM 2.94 Pounds. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 5.8 x 1 inches. No Exp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Very Good/Very Good condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscriptions.; Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Traces the development of the Navy from its founding in 1775 to the present, and describes its greatest campaigns and battles Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Very Good/Very Good condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscriptions.; Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very Large Size Book.The story of the US Navy has been filled with drama from the very beginning. Within a few short months of its establishment in 1775 with a handful of small ships and a few dozen seamen the US Navy was harrying its British enemies with great success. As a token of this effectiveness the US Navy's first great triumph, the victory of John Paul Jones and the Bonnehomme Richard over the Sarapis, was won only a few miles from the English coast. The tradition of raiding and harassing attacks was continued in the War of 1812 with the Constitution's defeat of the Java, perhaps the finest of many fine successes. Despite victories in these and other conflicts the Navy was largely neglected until the outbreak of the Civil War when both sides quickly built substantial naval forces. The eventual success of the North's naval blockade was one of the decisive factors ensuring the defeat of the Confederacy. Both navies were at the forefront of the technological development also as the Battle of Hampton Roads between the Monitor and Merrimac shows. Since World War II the US Navy has played an important part in the Korean and Vietnam Wars- emerging from even that most controversial conflict with an untarnished reputation. Most recently the Navy has kept a high profile in support of US policy in the Middle East and Central America and, even without the presently planned expansion, its nuclear carrier battle groups and ballistic missile submarines provide an astonishing and devastating range of capabilities. From the end of the Civil War American eyes began to look abroad and gradually a stronger and still more effective Navy was created. Dewey's victory at Manila Bay and the cruise of the Great White Fleet in 1907-9 marked the US Navy's rise to world rank w (illustrateur).…

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