This fast-paced narrative charts the history of the US Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status.
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American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction illuminates the changes--technological, institutional, and functional--of the U.
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The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation\'s fortunes: John Paul Jones\' attacks on the British during the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima.
This fast-paced narrative charts the history of the US Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status