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Author:
Rentfrow, James C.
Title:
Home squadron : the U.S. Navy on the North Atlantic station / James C. Rentfrow.
Publisher:
Naval Institute Press,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
United States.--North Atlantic Squadron--North Atlantic Squadron--History.
Naval tactics--History--19th century.
Operational art (Military science)--History--19th century.
United States.--Navy--History--History--19th century.
Warships--United States--History--19th century.
United States.--Navy.--History--History--19th century.
United States--History, Naval--To 1900.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and index.
Contents:
The North Atlantic Squadron, the Virginius Affair, and the birth of Squadron exercises, 1874-1881 -- Toward a new identity, 1882-1888 -- The North Atlantic Squadron and the squadron of evolution, 1889-1891 -- The limits of ad hoc crisis response, 1892-1894 -- Luce's vision realized: the North Atlantic Squadron solidifies a new identity, 1895-1897 -- Epilogue.
Series:
New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
ISBN:
1612514472 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781612514475 (hardcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)865711810
LCCN:
2013050002
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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