01944cam a22003497a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001500069020001800084035001300102035002300115040001800138041000800156042001400164043001200178050002300190082001800213100002400231245005800255246004500313260011300358300005200471500002000523505032900543520052500872610003501397610004801432610004701480710003301527710003401560BJBSDDR20230410105300.0ta080529s2003    dcuac         001 0 eng d  a0883631121  a9780883636183  a15309300  a(OCoLC)ocm53331435  aNTGcNTGbspa  aspa  alccopycat  an-us---14aVA 55 bG655u 200300a359.009732221 aGoodspeed, M. Hill.10aU.S. Navy :ba complete history /cM. Hill Goodspeed.3 aUnited States Navy :ba complete history  aWashington, D.C. :bNaval Historical Foundation ;a[Westport, Conn.] :bHugh Lauter Levin Associates,c2003.  a728 p. :bill. (chiefly col.), ports. ;c34 cm.  aIncludes index.0 a1775-1815: 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.  aBuilding 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.10aUnited States.bNavyxHistory.24aEstados Unidos bFuerzas armadas xHistoria10aUnited States.bNavyxHistoryvChronology.2 aNaval Historical Foundation.  aFundación Histórica Naval