Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by Willis John Abbot and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by Willis John Abbot and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Navy written by M. Hill Goodspeed and published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. This book was released on 2003 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the official Navy chronologies, this book presents a year-by-year summary of significant naval activities from 1775 to the present. Key historical entries, along with significant operations, technological advances, and narratives of the women and men instrumental in shaping the organisation, are written by leading experts in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover and 1000 photographs, this authoritative and encyclopaedic account of the U S Navy is an important addition to any military history collection.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 written by Abbot Willis J (Willis John) and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 written by Willis J Abbot and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by Willis J. Abbot and published by . This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willis John Abbot (1863-1934) was an American journalist, and a prolific author of war, army, navy, marine corps and merchant marine books. He wrote for the Hearst's New York Journal, and in 1921 was named the editor of the Christian Science Monitor. He had a brief career in politics, leading the movement for Ethics Enforcement with Herbert Bayard Swope working on the constitution of the ANSE and was on the board of directors of ANSE. His actions taken towards ethics amelioration were seen negatively by president Hopwood. His works include: Blue-Jackets of 1812 (1887), Battle-Fields of '61 (1889), Battle- Fields and Campfires (1890), The Story of Our Merchant Marine (1902), American Merchant Ships and Sailors (1902), The Naval History of the United States (2 volumes) (1903), Notable Women in History (1912), Panama and the Canal (1914), The Nations at War (1914), Aircraft and Submarines (1918), The United States in the Great War (1919) and Watching the World Go By (his autobiography) (1933).
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by J. Willis Abbot and published by . This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by Willis J. Abbot and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Willis J. Abbot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Naval History of the United States, Vol. 1 Such were the buccaneers, desperate, merciless, and insatiate in their lust for plunder. So numerous did they finally become, that no merchant dared to send a ship to the West Indies; and the pirates, finding that they had fairly exterminated their game, were fain to turn land wards for further booty. It was an Englishman that showed the sea rovers this new plan of pillage; one Louis Scott, who descended upon the town of Campeche, and, after stripping the place to the bare walls, demanded that a heavy tribute be paid him, in default of which he would burn the town. Loaded with booty, he sailed back to the buc caneers' haunts in the Tortugas. This expedition was the example that the buccaneers followed for the next few years. City after city fell a prey to the demoniac attacks of the lawless rovers. Houses and Churches were sacked, towns given to the flames, rich and poor plundered alike; murder was rampant; and men and women were subjected to the most horrid tortures, to extort information as to buried treasures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The U S Navy written by Craig L. Symonds and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brisk narrative charts the history of the United States Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through its emergence as a global power amid the world wars of the twentieth century and finally to its current role as a superpower in the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Decision at Sea written by Craig L. Symonds and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-23 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From thunderous broadsides traded between wooden sailing ships on Lake Erie, to the carrier battles of World War II, to the devastating high-tech action in the Persian Gulf, here is a gripping history of five key battles that defined the evolution of naval warfare--and the course of the American nation. Acclaimed military historian Craig Symonds offers spellbinding narratives of crucial engagements, showing how each battle reveals the transformation of technology and weaponry from one war to the next; how these in turn transformed naval combat; and how each event marked a milestone in American history. - Oliver Hazard Perry's heroic victory at Lake Erie, one of the last great battles of the Age of Sail, which secured the Northwestern frontier for the United States - The brutal Civil War duel between the ironclads Monitor and Virginia, which sounded the death knell for wooden-hulled warships and doomed the Confederacy's hope of besting the Union navy - Commodore Dewey's stunning triumph at Manila Bay in 1898, where the U.S. displayed its "new navy" of steel-hulled ships firing explosive shells and wrested an empire from a fading European power - The hairsbreadth American victory at Midway, where aircraft carriers launched planes against enemies 200 miles away--and where the tide of World War II turned in the space of a few furious minutes - Operation Praying Mantis in the Persian Gulf, where computers, ship-fired missiles, and "smart bombs" not only changed the nature of warfare at sea, but also marked a new era, and a new responsibility, for the United States. Symonds records these encounters in detail so vivid that readers can hear the wind in the rigging and feel the pounding of the guns. Yet he places every battle in a wide perspective, revealing their significance to America's development as it grew from a new Republic on the edge of a threatening frontier to a global superpower. Decision at Sea is a powerful and illuminating look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. It is also a compelling study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives--and the fate of nations--hanging in the balance.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States Volume I of II written by Willis J. Willis J. Abbot and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Naval History of the United States, Volume I of II by Willis J. Abbot
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by Willis J. Abbot and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willis John Abbot (1863 – 1934) war ein bekannter amerikanischer Journalist und Autor von Kriegs-, Militär- und Marineliteratur im Bereich Handel und Marinekorps. Das vorliegende Buch aus dem jahre 1890 ist der erste Band der insgesamt zweibändigen Ausgabe zur Geschichte der US-amerikanischen Marinegeschichte, in dem Abbot detailiert auf alle ihre Facetten eingeht. Enstanden ist ein Werk, dass auch heute noch durch seine Genauigkeit, Form und auch durch seine Gestaltung besticht. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 written by Willis Abbot and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part ot the overview of US naval history, beginning with the early 17th century to early 19th century. In May, 1636, a stanch little sloop of some twenty tons was standing along Long Island Sound on a trading expedition. At her helm stood John Gallop, a sturdy colonist, and a skilful seaman, who earned his bread by trading with the Indians that at that time thronged the shores of the Sound, and eagerly seized any opportunity to traffic with the white men from the colonies of Plymouth or New Amsterdam. The colonists sent out beads, knives, bright clothes, and sometimes, unfortunately, rum and other strong drinks. The Indians in exchange offered skins and peltries of all kinds; and, as their simple natures had not been schooled to nice calculations of values, the traffic was one of great profit to the more shrewd whites. But the trade was not without its perils. Though the Indians were simple, and little likely to drive hard bargains, yet they were savages, and little accustomed to nice distinctions between their own property and that of others.
Download or read book History of United States Naval Operations written by James A. Field, Jr. and published by University Press of the Pacific. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans think of the Korean War as death and hardship in the bitter hills of Korea. It was certainly this, and for those who fought this is what they generally saw. Yet every foot of the struggles forward, every step of the retreats, the overwhelming victories, the withdrawals and last ditch stands had their seagoing support and overtones. The spectacular ones depended wholly on amphibious power -- the capability of the twentieth century scientific Navy to overwhelm land-bound forces at the point of contact. Yet the all pervading influence of the sea was present even when no major landing or retirement or reinforcement highlighted its effect. When navies clash in gigantic battle or hurl troops ashore under irresistible concentration of ship-borne guns and planes, nations understand that sea power is working. It is not so easy to understand that this tremendous force may effect its will silently, steadily, irresistibly even though no battles occur. No clearer example exists of this truth in wars dark record than in Korea. Communist-controlled North Korea had slight power at sea except for Soviet mines. So beyond this strong underwater phase the United States Navy and allies had little opposition on the water. It is, therefore, easy to fail to recognize the decisive role navies played in this war fought without large naval battles.
Download or read book The Naval History of the United States written by Willis John Abbot and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Naval Documents of the American Revolution American theatre Jan 1 1778 Mar 31 1778 European theater Jan 1 1778 Mar 31 1778 written by United States. Naval History Division and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1964 with total page 1395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.
