Manley R. Irwin

Silent Strategists

Harding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy's Trans-Pacific Offensive, World War II

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that President Warren Harding and his secretary of navy, Edwin Denby exercised unusual foresight in preparing the navy for a war against Japan. This revised edition adds new evidence from original documents provides invaluable details and insights into the lasting legacy of the Harding administration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 351g
• ISBN-13: 9780761861010
• ISBN-10: 0761861017
• Artikelnr.: 37456534

Autorenporträt

Manley R. Irwin

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. The Wilson Administration, 1913-1921
2. The Harding Administration, 1921-1923
3. The Coolidge-Hoover Administration, 1923-1933
4. The Franklin Roosevelt Administration, 1933-1941
5. The Pacific Campaign, 1941-1945
6. The Silent Strategists
7. The Destruction of Edwin Denby
8. The Denby Interval
Selected bibliography
Index