Description: This brisk narrative charts the history of the United States Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through its emergence as a global power amid the world wars of the twentieth century and finally to its current role as a superpower in the twenty-first century.
Review Quotes: "Indeed, the evidence Symonds culls and so eloquently presents persuades the reader that the development of the U.S. Navy was a primary factor ensuring the rise of American world influence in the twentieth century . . . The author masterfully addresses his topic and aptly fulfills the goal of the series. Readers will not be disappointed." -- Gina G. Palmer, The Northern Mariner