Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy

by James M. Morris and Patricia M. Kearns

The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe. The story of the Navy from its birth through the Civil War and other 19th century conflicts through its victories of World War I and World War II and down to the current efforts in the Middle East to maintain the peace...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810872293
• ISBN13: 9780810872295
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"