The U.S. Navy. A Concise History/Военно-морской флот США. Краткая история

Издание на английском языке
The book presents a concise history of the United States Navy from the American Revolution to the twenty-first century. It traces the Navy’s development from a small force of sailing ships into a global maritime power, examining major wars, technological change, naval strategy, aircraft carriers, submarines, amphibious operations, and the evolving role of sailors and officers.

Contents
Preface
1. An Ad Hoc Navy: The Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
2. Establishing an American Navy: The Age of Sail (1783-1809)
3. An American Navy Confirmed: The War of1812
4. A Constabulary Navy: Pirates, Slavers, and Manifest Destiny (1820-1850)
5. Steam, and Iron: The Civil War Navy (1850-1865)
6. The Doldrums and the New Navy (1865-1900)
7. A Navy Second to None: The U.S. Navy and World War I (1900-1939)
8. The Two-Ocean Navy: The U.S. Navy in World War II (1939-1945)
9. Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945-1975)
10. The U.S. Navy in the Twenty-first Century
References
Further reading
Index