San Antonio College Library

Chronicles the history of the United States Navy from its creation during the American Revolution to the War of 1812, including the political and economic issues surrounding its creation and development.

"American Naval History provides concise, year-to-year summaries of events in the history of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps from the Revolution onward, making it an ideal reference for naval enthusiasts as well as students and historians. More than 225 illustrations support a text that is nearly encyclopedic in coverage, and four indexes give the reader immediate access to material. Originally published in 1984, this popular chronology has been compiled...

This powerfully argued, objective history of the modern U.S. Navy explains how the Navy defined its purpose in the century after 1890. It relates in detail how the Navy formed and reformed its doctrine of naval force and operations around a concept articulated by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan - a concept of offensive sea control by a battleship fleet, and, new to America, the need to build and maintain an offensive battle fleet in peacetime. However,...

America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-- or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy.