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    The masting of American merchant sail in the 1850s : an illustrated study / by Crothers, William L., 1912-

    Published 2014
    Subjects: “…Masts and rigging United States 19th century.…”
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    The masting of American merchant sail in the 1850s : an illustrated study / by Crothers, William L., 1912-

    Published 2014
    Subjects: “…Masts and rigging United States 19th century.…”
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    The long road to Annapolis the founding of the Naval Academy and the emerging American republic / by Leeman, William P.

    Published 2010
    Subjects: “…United States Naval Academy History 19th century.…”
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    The long road to Annapolis the founding of the Naval Academy and the emerging American republic / by Leeman, William P.

    Published 2010
    Subjects: “…United States Naval Academy History 19th century.…”
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    Treading softly U.S. Marines in China, 1819-1949 / by Clark, George B., 1926-

    Published 2001
    Subjects: “…United States. Marine Corps China History.…”
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    Treading softly U.S. Marines in China, 1819-1949 / by Clark, George B., 1926-

    Published 2001
    Subjects: “…United States. Marine Corps China History.…”
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    A history of the modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 / by Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-

    Published 2021
    Table of Contents: “…Preface : Four Periods of modern Chinese naval development -- Introduction : China's modern navy in historical perspective : the importance of coastal defense strategies -- The origins of the "modern" navy under the Qing dynasty -- The first opium war and Chinese naval modernization -- The Chinese navy in the second opium war, in Okinawa, and in Annam -- China's navy and the sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 -- The Chinese navy's incomplete modernization and westernization -- The "new army" reforms and the Chinese navy's impact of the Xinhai revolution -- The nationalist navy from 1922 through 1938 -- The post-world war II nationalist navy through the Chinese civil war -- Founding the PRC and the early history of the PLAN -- The Chongqing mutiny and the creation of the PLAN -- PLAN's coastal defense and the nationalist navy's use of the off-shore Islands to blockade China -- The sino-Soviet alliance and the growth of the PLAN -- The nationalist navy and China's PLAN as an emerging regional navy -- Sino-Soviet conflict and the PRC decision to open relations with the United States -- Modernization, westernization, and geographic responsibilities of the PLAN -- China's historical and regional constraints and the future of the PLAN -- Conclusions.…”
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    A history of the modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 / by Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-

    Published 2021
    Table of Contents: “…Preface : Four Periods of modern Chinese naval development -- Introduction : China's modern navy in historical perspective : the importance of coastal defense strategies -- The origins of the "modern" navy under the Qing dynasty -- The first opium war and Chinese naval modernization -- The Chinese navy in the second opium war, in Okinawa, and in Annam -- China's navy and the sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 -- The Chinese navy's incomplete modernization and westernization -- The "new army" reforms and the Chinese navy's impact of the Xinhai revolution -- The nationalist navy from 1922 through 1938 -- The post-world war II nationalist navy through the Chinese civil war -- Founding the PRC and the early history of the PLAN -- The Chongqing mutiny and the creation of the PLAN -- PLAN's coastal defense and the nationalist navy's use of the off-shore Islands to blockade China -- The sino-Soviet alliance and the growth of the PLAN -- The nationalist navy and China's PLAN as an emerging regional navy -- Sino-Soviet conflict and the PRC decision to open relations with the United States -- Modernization, westernization, and geographic responsibilities of the PLAN -- China's historical and regional constraints and the future of the PLAN -- Conclusions.…”
    Taylor & Francis
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