Decision at sea five naval battles that shaped American history /
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| Lingua: | inglese |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Sommario:
- Prologue : naval battles and history
- Wooden warships and the western frontier : the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813
- Iron, steam, and national union : the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862
- Armored cruisers and empire : the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898
- Naval aviation and world war : the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942
- Missile warfare and the American imperium : Operation Praying Mantis, the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988
- Epilogue : naval battles and the 21st century.