The United States Merchant Marine Vital Component Of American Sea Power And The National Defense
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The United States Merchant Marine Vital Component Of American Sea Power And The National Defense
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Author : Andrew J McIntyre (Jr)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The United States Merchant Marine Vital Component Of American Sea Power And The National Defense written by Andrew J McIntyre (Jr) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
Merchant shipping and shipbuilding have been of vital importance to Americans since their colonial beginnings. Today, the United States depends on sealift, along with airlift, to project and sustain U.S. military overseas. The U.S. merchant marine is of pivotal importance to America's sealift capability. Over the past several years, America's privately owned merchant fleet has declined in numbers and in ships which are considered by the Navy to be useful to the military. America's private shipbuilding industry has also declined, particularly in regard to the construction of merchant ships. This treatise addresses the U.S. merchant marine and its importance to American sea power and the national defense. It provides a brief history of the U.S. maritime industry, an overview of recent trends, and recommends a general direction for future U.S. maritime policy. The importance of competition, technological application, and creative government policy is stressed.
The United States Merchant Marine
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Author : Andrew J. McIntyre
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The United States Merchant Marine written by Andrew J. McIntyre and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Merchant marine categories.
Sea Power In American History
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Author : Herman Frederick Krafft
language : en
Publisher: New York : The Century Company
Release Date : 1920
Sea Power In American History written by Herman Frederick Krafft and has been published by New York : The Century Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with Merchant marine categories.
Sea Power
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
Sea Power written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with Naval art and science categories.
Sea Power In American History
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Author : Herman F. Krafft
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-11
Sea Power In American History written by Herman F. Krafft and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-11 with History categories.
Excerpt from Sea Power in American History: The Influence of the Navy and the Merchant Marine Upon American Development The term "sea power," though not invented by Admiral Mahan in his "The Influence of Sea Power upon History," owes its wide use to him, and no writer since his day has been able to do much more than follow in his footsteps. But though Admiral Mahan constantly discussed the influence of sea power upon American history, and even dealt exhaustively with some periods, he never incorporated those ideas in a single volume. If the present book, therefore, in its endeavor to express succinctly many of these same views seems to echo Mahan's pages, it is only because later writers can do little more than repeat the words of America's - and the world's - foremost historian of the sea. The greater need, however, in a history of sea power for the average reader, is to connect the sea and the naval and commercial contests which have been waged upon its waters, with the political and military movements with which they were contemporary. The authors have therefore consistently tried to keep before the reader some idea of what was going on upon the land while military and commercial navies were active upon the ocean highways. In their treatment of purely naval matters the authors have aimed to strike a happy mean between those naval histories, which relate simply the traditions and stirring incidents of our maritime wars, and those rather professional discussions of strategy and tactics which can be understood and appreciated only by naval officers, - both neglect to place in true perspective the far-reaching and decisive influence of sea power upon the history of the American Continent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783 The Original Classic Edition
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Tebbo
Release Date : 2012-03-01
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783 The Original Classic Edition written by and has been published by Tebbo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with categories.
Mahan uses some detail and technical language to demonstrate particular naval engagements from 1660-1783, but apart from being just a lecturer on naval warfare and an analyst on tactics, he demonstrates how the use of the general navies, or the strategy of using a strong navy to protect the fleet of an aggressive merchant marine, is the single most important root cause of advancing economic and therefore military prosperity in any nation. Using Great Britain as his main example, he also details the Dutch fleets to demonstrate their reason for becoming a European superpower in their own right. Later he identifies the presence of the French navy, apart from any material success in its engagements, as one of the determining reasons why America had a chance to win its independence. Finally, as he hints of the supreme commercial and military importance of the proposed (Panama) canal, against the declining state of the American navy and the paltry condition of its merchant fleet, he urges that America's prosperity if not survival depends on the powerful revival of its sea power. In this book, U.S. Navy Captain Alfred T. Mahan presents what he considers the six key elements of sea power and shows the impact their application or misapplication has had on history. Citing numerous historical examples, he shows how nations have prospered or suffered through use or misuse of their naval assets. His book is rightfully considered essential reading for any historian of naval warfare. However, its impact does not stop there. Mahan shows how nations thrived or declined during the 17th and 18th centuries through prudent or imprudent application of naval power. He contends France, Holland, Spain, et al. prospered until they allowed their naval power to dissipate. Meanwhile, Britain became mistress of the seas. British colonies provided raw materials for her industries, while her armed fleet insured uninterrupted commerce. He equates Britain's loss of her American colonies with inappropriate deployment of her fleet, contrasted with France's skilled strategic use of her own. This section will interest readers of American history schooled only on Washington's land campaign at Yorktown. Mahan's book has had a tremendous impact on history. It unquestionably shaped the imperialistic policies of pre-World War I and pre-World War II Germany and Japan respectively. Students trying to ascertain why leaders of those nations acted as they did should read this work. The elements of sea power are the same today as in 1900 when this book was first published. With a world economy as interdependent as today's, Mahan's principles are as valid as they were in the 1600's and 1700's, perhaps even more so. German war philosopher, Carl von Clausewitz's classic treatise, 'On War, ' is considered a must read for every Army officer. Mahan's work is to the sea-battle as von Clausewitz's is to the land. Historians, military strategists, and architects of America's foreign, economic and national security policies should read this important work to gain insights on the necessity of protecting vital and vulnerable sea lines of communications worldwide. An excellent read, a great general history book, and very lucid explanations, easy for the layman. If you enjoy history you'll enjoy this.
The Yankee Mariner And Sea Power
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Author : Joyce J. Bartell
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 1982-01-01
The Yankee Mariner And Sea Power written by Joyce J. Bartell and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01-01 with History categories.
Sea Power is more than naval ships and men and weapons, more than naval strategy, more than the ability to engage and defeat an enemy at sea. Sea Power encompasses every strength con-tributed to a nation's defense, economy, self-image, and position in the world community through its use of the oceans. Sea Power is measured by the health of a na-tion's navy and merchant marine; the vitality of its fishing and shipbuilding enterprises; the adequacy and efficiency of its ports and docks. It is reckoned by the ability to husband and harvest the living and non-living resources of the waters and the ocean floor. It is found in maritime recreational activity that invigorates both people and industry. It benefits from the inspiration that stimulates man's imagination to an ever more creative relationship with the sea. This book assesses these components of sea power from the historical perspective of the Yankee Mari-ner, to provide a view of the total impact United States sea power has had in the past and should have in the future. It further considers how understand-ing and stewardship of the oceans can contribute to solutions for the problems of America and the dilem-mas of mankind. The words are those of specialists in ocean science and engineering...sea transport and the building of ships and ports...ocean politics and law...deep-sea mining and underwater oil production...fishery biology and management, and aqua culture... naval history, naval strategy, and defense policy at sea. Drawing upon a vast store of experience and exper-tise, these fifteen authors find Uncle Sam faltering as a Yankee Mariner. They investigate the extent of hu-man commitment and the nature of scientific and technical support needed for the United States to regain its momentum in use of the sea. What they report is a broad-based guide to America's past and present sea power stance, and to the requirements for her future challenge of ocean space.
Strategic Mobility
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Strategic Mobility written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Airlift, Military categories.
The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History 1660 1783
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Author : Alfred Thayer Mahan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
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 1892 with America categories.
Fourth Arm Of Defense
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Author : Salvatore R. Mercogliano
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2017
Fourth Arm Of Defense written by Salvatore R. Mercogliano and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Merchant marine categories.
This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations. This historical pictorial reference would be of interest to students, historians, members of the military, specifically the Navy, and military leaders, veterans, Vietnam War veterans, and the U.S. merchant marines.