On Seas of Glory: Heroic Men, Great Ships, and Epic Battles of the American NavyIn On Seas of Glory, the U.S. Navy meets a storyteller worthy of its noble history. Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman gives a sweeping narrative of the service's illustrious past, from the Revolutionary War to the present day, filled with the ships that dominated the seas, equally titanic personalities, and the battles that made history. Lehman profiles naval greats from John Paul Jones to William "Bull" Halsey, as well as the lesser-known sailors who have made the U.S. Navy the mightiest in the world, using diaries, memoirs, and letters to reveal naval combat as though firsthand. He also highlights the warships that have dominated the seas of their day and the battles in which they fought -- illustrated by detailed maps, woodcuts, paintings, and never-before-published photographs. With this chronicle of selfless sacrifice and awesome courage on the war-swept seas around the world, Lehman reminds us that the legends chronicled in these pages were real men and women, that the navy they fought for still sails, and that today their heroism is needed more than ever. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Privateers | 41 |
War With the Berber Pashas | 70 |
The War of 1812 | 103 |
The Civil War | 142 |
The New Navy | 191 |
World War II | 228 |
The Cold War | 293 |
The 600Ship Navy | 345 |
Epilogue | 397 |
Bibliography | 405 |
Acknowledgements | 417 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able aboard action Admiral aircraft American armed Army attack battle battleships became become began blockade boats British building built called Captain carried carriers coast combat command commission Confederate Congress continued crew cruisers Decatur defense destroyers early effect enemy fight finally fire fleet force Forrestal four French frigate George guns head immediately Island James Japanese John Jones killed King land later launched live lost March Marine military months named naval Naval Institute needed never North officers once operations ordered Pacific Philadelphia port President prisoners privateers prize remained returned River Roosevelt Royal Navy sail sailors secretary Semmes sent served ships side soon South Soviet squadron strategy success took turned U.S. Navy Union United vessels victory warships Washington World wounded York