Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The formative years (1775-1815) -- A century of development (1815-1898) -- A flexing of power (1898-1939) -- World War II in the Pacific (1940-1945) -- World War II in the Atlantic -- Cold War: Korea -- Cold War: Vietnam (1961-1975) -- Cold War and terrorist threats (1960-2006) -- Into the future.
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