| Victory Without Peace: The United States Navy in European Waters, 1919-1924 Contributor(s): Still, William N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1682470148 ISBN-13: 9781682470145 Publisher: US Naval Institute Press OUR PRICE: $70.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | Military - Naval - History | Military - World War I |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 2018025714 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.1" W x 10" (2.15 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's |
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| Publisher Description: Victory Without Peace concentrates on the U.S. Navy in European and Near Eastern waters during the post-World War I era. As participants in the Versailles peace negotiations, the Navy was charged with executing the naval terms of the Armistice as well as preserving stability and peace. U.S. warships were deploying into the Near East, Baltic, Adriatic, and Northern Europe, while simultaneously withdrawing its demobilized forces from European waters. This signifies the first time the U.S. Navy contributed to peacetime efforts, setting a precedent continues today. Conversely, Congressional appropriations handicapped this deployment by demobilization, general naval policy and postwar personnel, and operating funds reductions. Though reluctant to allocate postwar assets into seemingly unimportant European and Near Eastern waters, the Navy was pressured by the State Department and the American Relief Administration's leader, Herbert Hoover, to deploy necessary forces. Most of these were withdrawn by 1924 and the European Station assumed the traditional policy of showing the flag. |
Contributor Bio(s): Still Jr, William N.: - William N. Still served in the U.S Navy and was director of the maritime studies program at East Carolina University. He has published several naval history books, including the award winning Crisis at Sea: The United States in European Waters in World War One. He also served as the Secretary of the Navy�s scholar in naval history at the Naval History and Heritage Command. He is now retired. |