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Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy, and the Spanish-American War (Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Series on Diplomatic and Economic History)
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Hardcover. A collection of essays from leading historians, naval officers from the US and Spain consider the impact Roosevelt had on the US Navy in general and how his reforms affected the course and the outcome of the Spanish-American War. Editor(s): Marolda, Edward J. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 273.
In the 1890s, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led a campaign to modernize the navy. Paramount in Roosevelt's vision was the creation of a fleet of modern, steel-hulled warships armed with the most powerful weapons available. The future president and his intellectual soul mate, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, firmly believed that America's emerging global expansion would only reach its full potential through sea. power. The swift and overwhelming US victor in the Spanish-American War of 1898 vindicated the views of Theodore Roosevelt and Captain Mahan, and marked the debut on the world stage of the modern US Navy. ... Read more
In the 1890s, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led a campaign to modernize the navy. Paramount in Roosevelt's vision was the creation of a fleet of modern, steel-hulled warships armed with the most powerful weapons available. The future president and his intellectual soul mate, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, firmly believed that America's emerging global expansion would only reach its full potential through sea. power. The swift and overwhelming US victor in the Spanish-American War of 1898 vindicated the views of Theodore Roosevelt and Captain Mahan, and marked the debut on the world stage of the modern US Navy. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
The World of the Roosevelt's
Number of Pages
117
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312240233
SKU
V9780312240233
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Ref
99-15
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EDWARD J. MAROLDA is the Senior Historian of the Naval Historical Centre in Washington, DC. He has authored, co-authored, and edited several books on the history of the US Navy.
Reviews for Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy, and the Spanish-American War (Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Series on Diplomatic and Economic History)
'...a refresher for specialist and a primer for others interested in turn of the twentieth century American naval affairs.' - The Journal of Military History