POWER AT SEA: THE BREAKING STORM, 1919-1945

534 Pages·2006·4.24 MB·English

by  Lisle A. Rose

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Power at Sea
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Power at Sea
VOLUME 2
The Breaking Storm
1919–1945
Lisle A. Rose
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS
COLUMBIA AND LONDON
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Copyright © 2007 by
The Curators of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Printed and bound in the United States of America
All rights reserved
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Cataloging information available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8262-1694-6 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8262-1694-3 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8262-1702-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8262-1702-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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For Robert H. Ferrell
IN GRATITUDE FOR HIS MANY
YEARS OF SUPPORT
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CONTENTS
LIST OF MAPS ix
PREFACE xi
CHAPTER 1
The Containment of Sea Power: Washington, 1921–1922 1
CHAPTER 2
The Race Resumes 41
CHAPTER 3
A Lion in Winter 66
CHAPTER 4
Preparing for Armageddon: Germany 116
CHAPTER 5
Preparing for Armageddon: Japan 133
CHAPTER 6
American Revolution 167
CHAPTER 7
Contours of Conflict 190
CHAPTER 8
The Axis: Lost Victories 202
CHAPTER 9
Defending the Atlantic Lifeline 280
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viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER 10
The Allies: Foundations of Conquest 327
CHAPTER 11
Gem of the Ocean 382
NOTES 423
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 469
INDEX 497
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MAPS
The Pacific War, 1941–1945 xiv
The Atlantic Lifeline, 1939–1945 xv
The Mediterranean, 1939–1945 xvi
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