History of the U.S. Navy

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