This People's Navy

<b>Kenneth J. Hagan pulls the curtain back for American civilians as he shares a sweeping account of the country's naval experience.</b> <p/>Including the wooden Continental Navy to contemporary projections of the service's high-tech mission in the next century <i>The People's Navy </i>shares the complete making and growth of America's sea power. <p/>...provides a clear interesting and through-provoking introduction to the history of the American sea power and should be read by all historians of the United States... This book will provide standard interpretation for a long time to come. - <i>Reviews in American History</i>