TY - BOOK AU - Black,Jeremy TI - Naval warfare: a global history since 1860 SN - 9781442270411 U1 - 359.030904 PY - 2017/// CY - Lanham, Maryland, London PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Naval history, Modern KW - Naval strategy KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Sea-power N1 - The age of the ironclad, 1860-80 -- Naval dreams and races, 1880-1913 -- The First World War, 1914-18 -- Aftermath, 1919-31 -- Preparing for war, 1932-39 -- Naval armageddon, 1939-45 -- Cold War: the age of American dominance, 1946-67 -- Cold War: America under greater challenge 1967-89 -- After the Cold War, since 1990 -- Into the future -- Conclusions N2 - "Historian Jeremy Black traces naval warfare from the 1860s into the future. He focuses on the interplay of technological development, geopolitics, and resource issues to provide a dynamic account of strategy and warfare worldwide. Through a global frame, he assesses not only leading powers but all those involved in naval conflict." -- ER -