02193cam a2200409 i 4500 12104038 OCoLC 20231208131009.0 850508s1986 nyua b 001 0 eng 85008617 0030447119 9780030447112 (OCoLC)12104038 AJM n-us--- VA55 .B36 1986 359.009 19 359 .009 B365u Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1918-2002., author 15064 The United States Navy : 200 years / Edward L. Beach 1st edition New York : H. Holt, [1986] ©1986 xxvi, 564 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-544) and index Trees, the establishment, and our revolution -- The Yankee race horse, Truxtun, and finally Preble -- The beginning of the War of 1812 -- Victories on the high seas -- The war on the lakes and finale on the seas -- The slow advent of steam -- Mutiny? -- The gun and the ship -- Iron ships and shell guns -- The race between the ironclads -- Battles between ironclad ships; war in the inland waters and at sea -- The post-Civil War doldrums and the beginning of idealism -- The Spanish-American War -- Idealism and the reformers -- World War I to Pearl and Midway -- The armageddon at sea -- Epilogue: A few ideas about our postwar navy Thoroughly illustrated with maps, charts, and photographs, this anecdotal history of the U.S. Navy examines the impact of innovation and technology on the service as it chronicles the Navy's colorful and sometimes controversial past United States. Navy History 15065 United States Navy History 15065 United States History, Naval 15066 Online version: Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1918-2002. United States Navy. 1st ed. New York : H. Holt, ©1986 (OCoLC)569326004 .b11787661 ddc BOOK 29160 29160 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2023-12-08 25.00 0 359.009 BEAC 64664 2023-12-08 2023-12-08 BOOK 1