American naval history : an illustrated chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present
"American Naval History provides concise, year-to-year summaries of events in the history of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps from the Revolution onward, making it an ideal reference for naval enthusiasts as well as students and historians. More than 225 illustrations support a text that is nearly encyclopedic in coverage, and four indexes give the reader immediate access to material. Originally published in 1984, this popular chronology has been compiled and updated by Jack Sweetman, a longtime professor of naval history at the U.S. Naval Academy. Dr. Sweetman offers much more than a simple catalog of naval facts
Print Book, English, ©2002
3rd ed
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., ©2002