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The U.S. Navy and the Conquest of the Pacific by Lt. Cmdr. Charles H. Stockton
November 5, 2018
Contents: Introduction The Historical Context Stockton and Mahan Afterthoughts Kenneth C. Wenzer Independent Historian Introduction (NHHC Photo #NH 65840) In 1513 Vasco Núñez de Balboa claimed the entire Pacific and all the shores washed by its waters for the Spanish Empire. Three hundred and seventy-four years later, in 1887, Lt. Cmdr. Charles H. Stockton of … CONTINUE READING ❯
Water Scarcity, Conflict, and the U.S. Navy
December 6, 2015
Contents: Historical Precedent Scope of the Problem Yemen: A Case Study Prescription A Role for the Navy Appendix A: Maps Bibliography Christian Perkins 55th Annual Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Domestic Category Prize Winner Historical Precedent Since its inception, the United States has made protection of its international interests a priority through transoceanic power projection. … CONTINUE READING ❯
Naval History and Heroes: The Influence of U.S. and British Navalism on Children’s Writing, 1895-1914
July 1, 2014
By Hazel Sheeky Bird Independent Scholar, Great Britain At the beginning of the twentieth century, a great number of navalist books were produced for children in Britain and America. [1. At present no substantial bibliographical source exists for British or American children’s navalist texts, and it is partly the aim of my ongoing research to … CONTINUE READING ❯
Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898
July 1, 2014
Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898 is a 2013 paperback reprint edition of the late Robert Erwin Johnson’s 1979 work. Although the US naval presence in Asia dates back to the voyage of the frigate Essex to Java in 1800, Johnson’s narrative commences with the establishment of the East Indian Squadron … CONTINUE READING ❯