
US Navy Gunboats 1885–1945
$21.74
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2021
Summary
Guardians of the Gunboat Navy: 1885-1945
A study of the history of the US Navy’s gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yangtze era through to World War II.
For more than half a century, American gunboats were the ships often responsible for policing small crises and provided deterrence and fast-response capabilities around the world – showing the flag, landing armed parties, patrolling river and littoral areas,…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781472844705 |
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ISBN-10: | 147284470X |
Series: | New Vanguard |
Author: | Brian Lane Herder, Adam Tooby |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 48 |
Release Date: | 31 May 2021 |
Weight: | 166g |
Dimensions: | 244mm x 180mm x 10mm |
About The Author
Brian Lane Herder
Born in 1981, Brian Lane Herder graduated with a BA in History from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University in 2009. He is a legislative librarian for the Kansas state government and his historical research interests include the US military, naval warfare, and World War II.
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