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History of the U.S. Navy

1775-1941
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This is the exciting story of the American Navy and its important role in our nation's history from the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the New World Order. Presented in two volumes, Robert Love shows how the interplay of international affairs, foreign policy, partisan politics, changing technology, and Navy views has shaped the American fleet and continues to define its missions and operations.
Robert W. Love, Jr., has taught American naval history and recent military history at the United States Naval Academy since 1976. He earned his doctorate at the University of California at Davis. Love is the editor and co-author of Chiefs of Naval Operati
"Love's History of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1941, is the best recent example of military history--literate, thorough, and provocative. He judges and convinces with his command of the facts and writes with the understanding of the navy specialists and the politicians they served. It will be the world standard text on the U.S. Navy." -John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy, 1981-86--John Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy
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