From torpedoes to aviation : Washington Irving Chambers and technological innovation in the new Navy, 1876-1913 / Stephen K. Stein.

Author/creator Stein, Stephen K.
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Descriptionviii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The Naval Academy -- Early cruises -- The Greely relief expedition -- The Nicaraguan survey -- The Office of Naval Intelligence -- The New York Navy Yard -- The Petrel and Atlanta -- The Naval War College -- The Minneapolis and the Bureau of Ordnance -- Policing an empire -- Torpedoes, dreadnoughts, and the General Board -- The Caribbean and the Bureau of Ordnance -- The beginnings of naval aviation -- Building naval aviation -- Retired -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-247) and index.
LCCN 2006033985
ISBN9780817315641 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817315640 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks V63.C39 S74 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold