America, Sea Power, and the World

by James C. Bradford

This survey of American naval history features original chapters from key scholars in the field that trace the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage over the past 250 years.Places equal weight on the influence of major wartime campaigns and naval efforts to defend and expand America's political and economic interests during times of peace Includes an array of illustrations and 56 new maps, seamlessly integrated within each chapter Each chapter features sidebars with biographical sketches of influential leaders and descriptions of weapons and technological developments of the era

Genres: History

416 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 23, 2015

About the author

James C. Bradford, Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University, has served as president of the North American Society for Oceanic History, held the Class of 1957 Distinguished Chair in Naval Heritage at the U.S. Naval Academy, and received the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naval Historical Foundation.

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

At times, very biased, however at others is able to present a balanced and not necessarily pro-American point of view. Overall, decent textbook for what it was designed to do.

[James Boswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Naval History this is an interesting text book to read through. It covers the development of the American navy as well as some history of some other Navy's.

[Abigail Leyden · Rating 3 out of 5]

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