Sacred Vessels The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U. S. Navy

Name: Sacred Vessels The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U. S. Navy
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ISBN: 9780195080063

ISBN-10: 0195080068

ISBN-13: 9780195080063

Edition: 1993

Authors: Robert L. O'Connell

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Awesome in size, immensely powerful and ingrained in the socio-economic and psychological structure of the U.S. Navy, the battleship served as chief guardsman of territory, reigning as monarch of the sea. For two hundred years it played an essential role in U.S. military affairs, yet as Robert L O'Connell demonstrates, the battleship was never actually an effective weapon of war - even before advances in submarine and aircraft technology rendered it impractical. Battleships have never played an actively important role in the outcome of any modern war but they have continued to be resurrected and refurbished, capturing the hearts of the public with their awesome beauty and size, and the…

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List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/29/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.39" wide x 7.99" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English