Battle line : the United States Navy, 1919-1939
"This book examines the twenty-year period that saw the U.S. fleet shrink under the pressure of arms limitation treaties and government economy and then grow again to a world-class force. The authors trace the Navy's evolution from a fleet centered around slow battleships to one that deployed most of the warship types that proved so essential in World War II, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, battleships, and submarines. Both the older battleships and these newer ships are captured in period photographs that have never before been published. An authoritative yet lively text explains how and why the newer ships and aircraft came to be."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©2006
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., ©2006
History
xvi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781591143789, 1591143780
62324475
The three navies: an unbalanced fleet
The ship: the Navy as a flighting [sic] machine
The work of sailors
The world of the officer
The tactics of a battle line engagement
Naval aviation
Submarine!
Running the Navy
Effect of the Marines on the Navy
The lure of the East
Conclusion
Appendix A: The Washington and London Naval Treaties
Appendix B: Navy leaders
Appendix C: Summaries of U.S. Navy vessels: 1922, 1937, and 1938 authorization