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Mr. Roosevelt's Navy: The Private War of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1939-1942
Patrick Abbazia
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Description for Mr. Roosevelt's Navy: The Private War of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1939-1942
Paperback. Num Pages: 532 pages, 10 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 718.
The U.S. Navy was at war in the Atlantic long before 7 December 1941, butlittle is known about that conflict. Mr. Roosevelt's Navy is a vivid, thoroughlyresearched account of this undeclared war upon which Franklin Rooseveltembarked in order to sway the desperate Battle of the Atlantic in favor ofBritain's hard-pressed Royal Navy. Not only is this book a history of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet and its impacton German-American strategy and diplomacy prior to and immediatelyfollowing American entry into World War II, but it is also a lively account of themuted battles and endless patrols that were ... Read more
The U.S. Navy was at war in the Atlantic long before 7 December 1941, butlittle is known about that conflict. Mr. Roosevelt's Navy is a vivid, thoroughlyresearched account of this undeclared war upon which Franklin Rooseveltembarked in order to sway the desperate Battle of the Atlantic in favor ofBritain's hard-pressed Royal Navy. Not only is this book a history of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet and its impacton German-American strategy and diplomacy prior to and immediatelyfollowing American entry into World War II, but it is also a lively account of themuted battles and endless patrols that were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
718g
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591145899
SKU
V9781591145899
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About Patrick Abbazia
Patrick Abbazia was a professor of military history at the Graduate Center, CityUniversity of New York, USA and is the author of several books and many articlesand reviews. He lives in New York with his wife, Deborah.
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