On Wide Seas
Download or Read eBook On Wide Seas PDF written by Claude Berube and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Claude Berube |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2021-12-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780817321079 |
ISBN-13 | : 0817321071 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On Wide Seas by : Claude Berube
Book excerpt: "A detailed account of how the US Navy modernized itself between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, through strategic approaches to its personnel, operations, technologies, and policies, among them an emerging officer corps, which sought to professionalize its own ranks, modernize the platforms on which it sailed, and define its own role within national affairs and in the broader global maritime commons"--