Rise of American Naval PowerPrinceton University Press, 08/12/2015 - 422 من الصفحات Attempts to assemble the historic pattern of contributing factors which shaped the course of American naval development from 1776 to 1918. |
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... build- ing capital ships and organizing these into one , or at most two , battle fleets . But it is difficult to see , Mahan and his disciples to the contrary notwithstanding , how any fleet , however power- ful , or any strategic ...
... build- ing , servicing , and repairing ships ; training and handling per- sonnel ; providing ammunition , fuel , and the thousand other supplies necessary to maintain a great fighting fleet ; building and operating drydocks , machine ...
... building policy of the United States . Important developments in both the technical and political spheres had taken place during the preceding middle decades of the century . Captain John Paul Jones could have stepped upon the deck of ...
... build and equip a navy . " But it could take no step toward this end until nine or more of the thirteen States " in Congress assembled " should “ ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the de- fense of the United States , " and ...
... build and equip a navy . " This weaker phraseology which was carried over into early drafts considered by the Constitutional Convention , was strengthened by unanimous consent and without debate.11 " The palpable necessity of the power ...