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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... attack on Pearl Harbor diverted our efforts ( permanently , as things turned out ) into other channels . The torpedoes and bombs that sank the United States battle- ships inside Pearl Harbor and the subsequent course of naval operations ...
... attack as the British homeland itself . As long as the British Navy retained control of the water's sur- face , both the insular homeland and the oversea bases remained secure with minimal outlay for garrisons or other land defense ...
... attacked the enemy's military communications and oversea commerce . And they even raided the coasts of the British Isles and of outlying parts of the British Empire.9 Several States raised their own naval forces.10 While these State ...
... attack us by detachment only ; and it will suffice to make ourselves equal to what they may detach . Even a smaller force than they may detach will be ren- dered equal or superior by the quickness with which any check may be repaired ...
... attack . Because of the " nature of our climate and the fewness of our inhabitants , we are un- doubtedly weak , " he admitted , urging " close union with the Eastern States , " and " increase [ in ] that species of strength [ a navy ] ...