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Master Of Seapower
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Author : Thomas B Buell
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2012-09-15
Master Of Seapower written by Thomas B Buell and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A comprehensive biography of the most powerful naval officer in the history of the United States who was the controversial architect of the American victory in the Pacific. Someone once asked Admiral Ernest J. King if it was he who said, ""When they get in trouble they send for the sonsabitches."" He replied that he was not -—but that he would have said it if he had thought of it. Although never accused of having a warm personality, Ernest J. King commanded the respect of everyone familiar with his work. His is one of the great American naval careers, his place in history forever secured by a remarkable contribution to the Allied victory in the Second World War. ""Lord how I need him,"" wrote Navy Secretary Frank Knox on December 23, 1941, the day he summoned King to take control of the Navy at its lowest point, the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Raised in a stern Calvinist home in Lorain, Ohio, Ernest King grew interested in a naval career after reading an article in a boys' magazine. After graduating from Annapolis fourth in his class (1901), King's early career was ""rather ordinary"" according to biographer Robert W. Love. But in 1909, at the end of a stint as a drillmaster at the Naval Academy, King distinguished himself by writing an influential essay entitled, ""Organization on Board Ship."" King performed well in a number of commands between 1914 and 1923, when he began a three-year stint as commander of the submarine base at New London, Connecticut. In 1926 his career took an important turn: he completed the shortened flight course at Pensacola, and from that point on, he would see aviation as the decisive element in naval warfare. This conviction deepened when he served as assistant bureau chief under Rear Admiral William Moffett, widely considered the father of American naval aviation. King's career received another boost when he ably commanded his first aircraft carrier, the Lexington, in the early 1930s. But as his prospects for advancement increased, so did his reputation as a difficult character. "He was meaner than hell," commented one junior officer, reflecting the general opinion that King was as much despised as he was respected. This didn't seem to bother him, though. Love observed that he "seemed almost to pride himself on the fact that he had earned his rank solely on his merits as a professional naval officer, rather than as a result of the friendship of others." In the spring of 1939, the sixty-year-old King coveted the job of Chief of Naval Operations. But his personality and decided lack of political skill or tact led President Roosevelt to pass him over in favor of Admiral Harold Stark. Seemingly banished to duty on the General Board in Washington, King's career was resurrected by the war that soon started in Europe. When Stark grew dissatisfied with the commander of his Atlantic Squadron, he looked to King, who took over in December, 1940. With his slogan ""do all that we can with what we have,"" King ably managed the undeclared war with Germany's U-boats. Although his command was limited to the Atlantic, it brought him to Washington frequently and he stayed abreast of developments in the Pacific. The morning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Stark called him to Washington; soon after he was running the Navy -—first as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet, soon adding the title Chief of Naval Operations, making him the first man to combine both jobs. In the early months of 1942, King's strategic brilliance earned him the complete confidence of President Roosevelt. When none of the British or American war planners even dared to think of going on the offensive in the Pacific in 1942-43, King successfully lobbied to do just that. "No fighter ever won his fight by covering up -—merely fending off the other fellow's blows," he wrote. "The winner hits and keeps on hitting even though he has to be able to take some stiff blows in order to keep on hitting." It's easy to see why even those who despised Ernest King were glad he was on their side.
Master Of Sea Power
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Author : Thomas B. Buell
language : en
Publisher: Naval Inst Press
Release Date : 1980-01-01
Master Of Sea Power written by Thomas B. Buell and has been published by Naval Inst Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-01-01 with Admirals categories.
Master Of Seapower
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Author : Thomas B. Buell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Master Of Seapower written by Thomas B. Buell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783
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Author : Alfred Thayer Mahan
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1987-01-01
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783 written by Alfred Thayer Mahan and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-01-01 with History categories.
Read by Kaiser Wilhelm, both Roosevelts, and other leaders, this classic text on the history and tactics of naval warfare had a profound effect on the imperial policies of all major powers. The author argues that despite great changes and scientific advances in weaponry, certain military principles remain constant. Includes 4 maps, 24 battle plans.
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783
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Author : Alfred Thayer Mahan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783 written by Alfred Thayer Mahan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Naval history categories.
Tudor Sea Power
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Author : David Childs
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2009-09-17
Tudor Sea Power written by David Childs and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-17 with History categories.
In the sixteenth century England turned from being an insignifcant part of an offshore island into a nation respected and feared in Europe. This was not achieved through empire building, conquest, large armies, treaties, marriage alliances, trade or any of the other traditional means of exercising power. Indeed England was successful in few of these. Instead she based her power and eventual supremacy on the creation of a standing professional navy which firstly would control her coasts and those of her rivals, and then threaten their trade around the world. This emergence of a sea-power brought with it revolutionary ship designs and new weapon-fits, all with the object of making English warships feared on the seas in which they sailed. Along with this came the absorption of new navigational skills and a breed of sailor who fought for his living. Indeed, the English were able to harness the avarice of the merchant and the ferocity of the pirate to the needs of the state to create seamen who feared God and little else. Men schooled as corsairs rose to command the state's navy and their background and self-belief defeated all who came against them. This is their story; the story of how seizing command of the sea with violent intent led to the birth of the greatest seaborne empire the world has ever seen.
Sea Power
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Author : Admiral James Stavridis, USN
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-06-06
Sea Power written by Admiral James Stavridis, USN and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with Political Science categories.
From one of the most admired admirals of his generation -- and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO -- comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world’s most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations, and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today, and will shape the world we live in tomorrow. Not least, Sea Power is marvelous naval history, giving us fresh insight into great naval engagements from the battles of Salamis and Lepanto through to Trafalgar, the Battle of the Atlantic, and submarine conflicts of the Cold War. It is also a keen-eyed reckoning with the likely sites of our next major naval conflicts, particularly the Arctic Ocean, Eastern Mediterranean, and the South China Sea. Finally, Sea Power steps back to take a holistic view of the plagues to our oceans that are best seen that way, from piracy to pollution. When most of us look at a globe, we focus on the shape of the of the seven continents. Admiral Stavridis sees the shapes of the seven seas. After reading Sea Power, you will too. Not since Alfred Thayer Mahan’s legendary The Influence of Sea Power upon History have we had such a powerful reckoning with this vital subject.
Sea Power
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Author : Elmer Belmont Potter
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 1981
Sea Power written by Elmer Belmont Potter and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
A classic work covering over 2,000 years of naval history, from Greek and Roman galley warfare to Vietnam.
One Hundred Years Of Sea Power
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Author : George W. Baer
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1996-07-01
One Hundred Years Of Sea Power written by George W. Baer and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-01 with History categories.
A navy is a state's main instrument of maritime force. What it should do, what doctrine it holds, what ships it deploys, and how it fights are determined by practical political and military choices in relation to national needs. Choices are made according to the state's goals, perceived threat, maritime opportunity, technological capabilities, practical experience, and, not the least, the way the sea service defines itself and its way of war. This book is a history of the modern U.S. Navy. It explains how the Navy, in the century after 1890, was formed and reformed in the interaction of purpose, experience, and doctrine.
A History Of Sea Power
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Author : William Oliver Stevens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
A History Of Sea Power written by William Oliver Stevens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Naval history categories.