Goodspeed, M. Hill. <br/><br/>
U.S. Navy :  a complete history / 
 United States Navy :  a complete history 
M. Hill Goodspeed. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  [Westport, Conn.] :  Naval Historical Foundation ;  Hugh Lauter Levin Associates,  2003. 
 - 728 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ;  34 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>1775-1815: A new nation sets sail -- 1816-1860: Distant stations -- 1861-1865: A Navy divided -- 1866-1899: Retrenchment and rebirth -- 1900-1918: A Navy for a new century -- 1919-1938: The treaty Navy -- 1939-1945: The two ocean war -- 1946-1963: Hot to cold -- 1964-1980: The longest war -- 1981-2003: Sea power resurgent. 
<br/><br/> Building on the official Navy chronologies, this handsome 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 organization, are written by leading expects in each subject. With a distinctive battleship cover, this authoritative and encyclopedic account of the U.S. Navy is an important addition to any military history collection. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0883631121 9780883636183 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy --History.<br/>Estados Unidos  Fuerzas armadas  --Historia<br/>United States. Navy --History--Chronology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VA 55   / G655u 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>359.00973