TY - BOOK AU - Goodspeed,M.Hill ED - Naval Historical Foundation. ED - Fundación Histórica Naval TI - U.S. Navy: a complete history SN - 0883631121 AV - VA 55 G655u 2003 U1 - 359.00973 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Washington, D.C., [Westport, Conn.] PB - Naval Historical Foundation, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates KW - United States KW - Navy KW - History KW - Estados Unidos KW - Fuerzas armadas KW - Historia KW - Chronology N1 - Includes index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -