Captains of the old steam navy

Author(s)

• Bradford, James C.

Bibliographic Information

Captains of the old steam navy

edited by James C. Bradford

（Makers of the American naval tradition, 1840-1880）

Naval Institute Press, 2012

• : pbk

Note

"First Naval Institute Press paperback edition published 2012."--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 323-343

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Now in paperback for the first time, this collection of biographical essays delves into the careers of thirteen colourful naval leaders who guided the U.S. Navy through four turbulent decades of transition. Interpretive in approach, each essay emphasises facets of the officer's personality or aspects of his career that made lasting contributions to the navy.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB17850190
• ISBN:
  • 9781591140542
• LCCN: 86016399
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Annapolis, Md.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 356 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : V62
  • DC19 : 359/.0092/2
  • DC19 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : United States. Navy -- Officers -- Biography
  • LCSH : United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB06368486