Book contents
- The Pacific’s New Navies
- Military, War, and society In Modern American History
- The Pacific’s New Navies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Table
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Confederate “Navy to Construct”
- 2 The Pacific’s Civil War Inheritance
- 3 Pacific Naval Races and the Old Steam Navy
- 4 Pacific Wars and Their Lessons
- 5 The Californian Case for a New Navy
- 6 The US New Navy Wins a Race – Finally
- 7 The Sino-Japanese War and New “Yankees” in the Pacific
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2024
Book contents
- The Pacific’s New Navies
- Military, War, and society In Modern American History
- The Pacific’s New Navies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Table
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Confederate “Navy to Construct”
- 2 The Pacific’s Civil War Inheritance
- 3 Pacific Naval Races and the Old Steam Navy
- 4 Pacific Wars and Their Lessons
- 5 The Californian Case for a New Navy
- 6 The US New Navy Wins a Race – Finally
- 7 The Sino-Japanese War and New “Yankees” in the Pacific
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter reviews the leading explanations for the creation of the US “New Navy” and then proposes the book’s core argument: that US naval expansion in the 1880s and 1890s was disproportionately a reaction to the Pacific’s navies and their wars. In a regional context, the US New Navy was one among many newly made, industrial fleets racing for security and prestige. The Introduction then explains the implications of this thesis for historical accounts of the “Pacific World,” US Empire, and military technological development. It concludes with a chapter outline of the book.
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- The Pacific's New NaviesAn Ocean, its Wars, and the Making of US Sea Power, pp. 1 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024