Download or read book Career of John Grimes Walker U S N 1835 1907 written by Frances P. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of naval career of ADM Walker, 1835-1907. The work is interspersed with excerpts of letters and memoranda sent and received and journal entries.
Download or read book Biography and genealogy written by George Waldo Browne and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Charles Goodwin Ridgely Francis Asbury Roe John Grimes Walker a Register of Their Papers in the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress. Manuscript Division and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735 1921 Biography and genealogy written by George Waldo Browne and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Harper s Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A D to 1902 written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harper s Encyclopedia of United States History from 458 A D to 1909 written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Home Squadron written by James Rentfrow and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the transformation of the United States Navy as a fighting organization that took place on the North Atlantic Station between 1874 and 1897. At the beginning of this period, the warships assigned to this station were collectively administered by a rear-admiral, but were operationally deployed as individual units, each of whose actions were directed by their captains. By 1897 the North Atlantic, or “Home” Squadron as it was known, was a group of warships constituting a protean battle fleet – that is, an organized body moving and fighting in close-order, which meant that the actions of the captains were directed by a commanding admiral. The process of the development of an American battle fleet resulted in the construction of a new organizational identity for the North Atlantic Squadron. This process was as critical as the eventual outcome. It was not linear, but one in which progress in critical areas was modulated by conflicting demands that caused distraction. From 1874-1888, exercises in fleet tactics under steam were carried out sporadically utilizing existing wooden cruising vessels. From 1889-1894, the last wooden cruisers were decommissioned and the Squadron consisted entirely of new steel warships. Ad-hoc concentrations of vessels for purposes besides exercise and training retarded the continued development of doctrine and tactics necessary for a multi-ship fighting capability during this time. However, much work was done to develop a concept of multi-ship operations. From 1895-1897, the identity of the North Atlantic Squadron as a combat unit solidified. Tactical exercises were held that had specific offensive and defensive wartime applications. These exercises were necessary to develop a combat capability. The results of this study demonstrate that the United States government had an interest in developing an offensive naval combat capability as early as the 1870’s. Based on the record of the North Atlantic Squadron, it is argued that imperial aspirations, in the sense of possessing a capability to restrict the actions of other great powers in the Caribbean region, existed prior to the War of 1898. However, the process of change often resulted in the appearance of capability without the rigorous exercise necessary to possess it.
Download or read book Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America written by United States. Congress. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The A to Z of U S Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I written by Kenneth J. Blume and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I provides a convenient introduction to a critical period of American diplomacy. The half-century from 1861 to 1914 formed a crucial time in the development of the American approach to the world, for the United States laid the foundations for its 20th century foreign policy. While the famed Monroe Doctrine insisted that no foreign power meddle in the American continent, it did not stop the U.S. from waging war against Spain, mixing in conflicts in Cuba, Chile, and Mexico, nor in backing independence for Panama, all the while acquiring smaller Pacific islands. The book includes: o An introductory essay outlining main themes and problems of the era o A chronology of main events o Over 1,000 separate cross-referenced dictionary entries exploring all aspects of American Diplomacy o Appendixes providing lists of presidents; secretaries of state, war, and navy; all American diplomatic ministers and ambassadors, and most U.S. consuls o A photographic section with images of significant individuals and locations o A bibliography facilitating further research
