Tidewater's navy : an illustrated history
"Few places in the world are more at ease with the steady march of naval history than Norfolk and Tidewater Virginia. Bruce Linder's detailed history and images of the U.S. Navy in Hampton Roads provide a comprehensive portrayal of how a region that still likes to think of itself as a small southern locale has helped mold nearly every facet of today's modern Navy. From privateers, enemy ships-of-the-line, and ironclads to aircraft carriers, nuclear-powered submarines, and the role of special forces, his history traces the colorful and sometimes subtle nexus between expanding American naval powers and regional dreams."
Print Book, English, ©2005
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., ©2005