"American Naval History: 1775 to Present"

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This book is both a straightforward catalogue of sea-borne battles and an analysis of the significance of major events. The author points out that another important aspect of this book is that it also provides information about other important issues surrounding the nation's naval forces, including strategy, ways in which military affairs are embedded in and affected by political currents, and kinds of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, since the end of the Cold War. The paper states that the history of the United States would have been very different, indeed, had not the U.S. military proved to be effective and innovative.

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"While one might think that such explanations would be most useful to us in terms of the older engagements that Sweetman discusses, they are in fact most often useful for the most recent engagements because these are events that we are more familiar with and that we think that we understand the context of. This book reminds us that simply because something is nearer to us in time does not mean that we are in fact any closer to a complete understanding of it. Without ever insulting the reader's intelligence, Sweetman provides enough information for even a person entirely ignorant of history to understand what is going on."

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