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1. The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007

   By Paul Silverstone

   Series: The U.S. Navy Warship Series

   The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947-2007, the fifth volume in the monumental U.S. Navy Warship series, presents an all-inclusive compendium of the ships that served in the U.S. Navy from the Cold War up through the present day. Featuring radical new developments in warships such as nuclear-powered...

   Published December 21st 2008 by Routledge
2. The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947

   By Paul Silverstone

   Series: The U.S. Navy Warship Series

   The Navy of World War II, 1922-1946 comprehensively covers the vessels that defined this momentous 24-year period in U.S. naval history. Beginning with the lean, pared-down navy created by the treaty at the Washington Naval Conference, and ending with the massive, awe-inspiring fleets that led the...

   Published October 21st 2007 by Routledge
3. The New Navy, 1883-1922

   By Paul Silverstone

   Series: The U.S. Navy Warship Series

   The third volume of The U.S. Navy Warship Series covers the fifty-year period from 1883-1922. In 1883, Congress authorized the first ships of the "New Navy" and ordered removal of all obsolete ships. All US Navy ships since that time have stemmed from these first three cruisers. The numbering...

   Published November 15th 2006 by Routledge
4. Civil War Navies, 1855-1883

   By Paul Silverstone

   Series: The U.S. Navy Warship Series

   Civil War Navies 1855-1883 is the second in the five-volume US Navy Warships encyclopedia set. This valuable reference lists the ships of the U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy during the Civil War and the years immediately following - a significant period in the evolution of warships, the use of...

   Published October 19th 2006 by Routledge
5. The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854

   By Paul Silverstone

   Series: The U.S. Navy Warship Series

   The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854, the first volume in the definitive five-volume U.S. Navy Warship series, comprehensively details all aspects of the ships that sailed in the nascent stages of the U.S. Navy. From its beginnings as battlers of Barbary Coast pirates, to challenging the awesome might of...

   Published October 16th 2006 by Routledge