Book description
A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II
"When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling."-Ian W. Toll, New York Times
"The book makes for enjoyable reading, owing to the…
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1 author picked Victory at Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Paul Kennedy examines the role of naval power in the Second World War in a new and comprehensive way that has huge implications for the naval arms race between China and the United States and our allies—and not in a good way for America’s pacing challenge.
What I most love about Victory at Sea, however, is the pictures! Unusually for a book on strategic studies, this book on naval history is illustrated with two dozen pictures by the late great Ian Marshall; his paintings of the ships discussed in the book are more than worth the price of admission!
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With Franklin Roosevelt’s death in April 1945, Vice President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican leader on foreign policy, inherited a world in turmoil. With Europe flattened and the Soviets emerging as America’s new adversary, Truman and Vandenberg built a tight, bipartisan partnership at a bitterly partisan time…
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