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Chargement... On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships, and Epic Battles of the American Navypar John Lehman
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. It is interesting that in pursuing history one can always seem to learn new things about events of many years past. Mr. Lehman covers naval battles, on sea and land, from the beginnings of the USA up until 2001. In each age, he uncovers new factors that make history so rewarding to pursue. Probably the largest item is the no-go area of the North Atlantic during the Cold War so as to not agitate the Soviets. While it is well known that after every war, we have reduced the Navy and Marines, one is struck by the lengths to which the Democratic administrations opted to believe that if we did it (reduce force), our enemies would too. What was new about this to me was the existence of a bureaucracy in the Pentagon that would leadership directions. Very sad. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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In On Seas of Glory, the U.S. Navy meets a storyteller worthy of its noble history. Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman gives a sweeping narrative of the service's illustrious past, from the Revolutionary War to the present day, filled with the ships that dominated the seas, equally titanic personalities, and the battles that made history. Lehman profiles naval greats from John Paul Jones to William "Bull" Halsey, as well as the lesser-known sailors who have made the U.S. Navy the mightiest in the world, using diaries, memoirs, and letters to reveal naval combat as though firsthand. He also highlights the warships that have dominated the seas of their day and the battles in which they fought -- illustrated by detailed maps, woodcuts, paintings, and never-before-published photographs. With this chronicle of selfless sacrifice and awesome courage on the war-swept seas around the world, Lehman reminds us that the legends chronicled in these pages were real men and women, that the navy they fought for still sails, and that today their heroism is needed more than ever. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)359.00973Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval Science Biography; History By Place North America United StatesClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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