The U.S. Navy : a history
Gives the history of United States Navy, its men, and the role they played in the creation and protection of America
Print Book,English, ©1997
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., ©1997
History
324 pages ; 23 cm
9781557505958, 1557505950
37211290
A navy is born
In pursuit of privateers and pirates
"A handful of fir-built frigates"
Distant stations
Divided waters
A naval renaissance
A navy second to none
The long armistice
"The way to victory"
"Challenging years"
"The violent peace"