01853nam a2200337 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004800112020004500160040002100205035002100226043001200247050002300259082001800282100002200300245011500322260005800437300003200495504005100527505050900578533015201087650004301239651004601282655002901328710001701357856012601374999001501500ebr10271735CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||041214s2005    enkab   sb    001 0 eng    z  2004029394  z9780195171457 (hardcover : acid-free paper)  z0195171454 (hardcover : acid-free paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)252668951  an-us---14aE182b.S995 2005eb04a359.4/7732221 aSymonds, Craig L.10aDecision at seah[electronic resource] :bfive naval battles that shaped American history /cCraig L. Symonds.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2005.  axvii, 378 p. :bill., maps.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPrologue : naval battles and history -- Wooden warships and the western frontier : the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 -- Iron, steam, and national union : the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862 -- Armored cruisers and empire : the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898 -- Naval aviation and world war : the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942 -- Missile warfare and the American imperium : Operation Praying Mantis, the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988 -- Epilogue : naval battles and the 21st century.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aNaval battleszUnited StatesxHistory. 0aUnited StatesxHistory, NavalvAnecdotes. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10271735zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c7584d7584