American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar)

by Jonathan R. Dull

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For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this day is the subject of American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War, the book draws on American, British, and French history to reveal how navies reflect diplomatic, political,… (more)

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As a tight examination of how American naval power interacted with diplomatic and international realities through the 19th century this is a useful little monograph, particularly for those who don't have a good grasp of the subject. On the other hand, those who are well-read in those areas are probably going to find this work useful, at most, as a quick review. There is also a general sense that Dull sees the colonial legacy as mostly being an allergy to national integration and centralization and there are a good number of people who will find that argument distasteful. (

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For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this day is the subject of American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War, the book draws on American, British, and French history to reveal how navies reflect diplomatic, political,

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