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A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II “A brilliant and gripping book by a master historian working at the top of his powers.”—Fredrik Logevall, Harvard University “Paul Kennedy has written a classic in this sweeping narrative account of the desperate struggle to command the seas and America’s rise as a superpower during the Second World War.”—John H. Maurer, U.S. Naval War College In this engaging narrative, brought to life by marine artist Ian Marshall’s beautiful full‐color paintings, historian Paul Kennedy grapples with the rise and fall of the Great Powers during World War II. Tracking the movements of the six major navies of the Second World War—the allied navies of Britain, France, and the United States and the Axis navies of Germany, Italy, and Japan—Kennedy tells a story of naval battles, maritime campaigns, convoys, amphibious landings, and... Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 7 List of Paintings 9 List of Maps 11 List of Charts and Tables 12 Preface 14 Part I. Setting the Stage 22 Chapter 1. Prologue: Sea Power and the Sweep of History 23 Chapter 2. Warships and Navies before 1

Author
Paul Kennedy
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
EN

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