21st Century Complete Guide to U.S. Navy History: Encyclopedic Coverage from the Revolutionary War to Today, with Famous Battles, Leaders, Historic Vessels, Artwork, Color Photos, World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, Iraq, Oral Histories and Documents
by Department of Defense
Book Description
This electronic book on CD-ROM presents the complete story of the U.S. Navy over its glorious history. The scope and breadth of this compendium is truly amazing! Naval history coverage includes Frequently Asked Questions, Glossary of Abbreviations, history by date, casualties, rosters and data sheets for vessels and aircraft (highlighted by the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships), and oral histories. Famous battles covered include D-Day, Guadalcanal, Midway and Pearl Harbor during World War II and the amphibious landing at Inchon during the Korean War. Famed leaders of the Navy such as Nimitz and Halsey are profiled as well as Presidents with Naval service and Naval astronauts. Current Navy activities and facilities are covered by activity reports and photography. Extensive data and color photography covers Naval history from the Revolutionary War through September 11 tragedy.There is extensive WWI, WWII and Vietnam coverage plus the Cold War, Korea, and Desert Storm/Desert Shield. Other action includes early participation in the Quasi-War with France, the Barbary Wars, the War of 1812, the African Slave Trade Patrol, and Operations Against West Indian Pirates. U.S. Navy activities in the Mexican War, U.S. Civil War, Spanish-American War, Phillipine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion, Latin American campaigns 1906-1933, and Yangtze and China Service. Cold War coverage includes the Navy's efforts in the Berlin Airlift and Cuban Missile Crisis. U.S. Navy participation in atomic nuclear testing is covered. USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" history, specifications and current activities is included. The Navy's statement regarding the alleged "Philadelphia Experiment" is included along with information concerning the vessel allegedly involved. Other historic vessels covered include Confederate Navy ships, Continental Navy ships (Revolutionary War), Japanese WWII vessels, the Hunley, the USS Monitor. There is extensive coverage of the Thresher submarine tragedy, Naval Mines and their history, feature sections on Nurses, Seabees, and WAVES; artwork including major paintings and an extensive collection of poster art, an extensive collection of historical manuscripts, documents and legislation, Sail 200 Photos, a listing of U.S. Naval Medal of Honor winners, and bibliographies for historians and researchers. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work for military or ship enthusiasts, libraries, researchers, schools, students, and home reference! It is designed to provide a convenient user-friendly general reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review. The documents are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.
Keywords: 21st Century Complete Guide to U.S. Navy History: Encyclopedic Coverage from the Revolutionary War to Today, with Famous Battles, Leaders, Historic Vessels, Artwork, Color Photos, World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, Iraq, Oral Histories and Documents, Books, Department of Defense, United States, Navy, History, Military - Naval
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