{"product_id":"the-pacifics-new-navies-an-ocean-its-wars-and-the-making-of-us-sea-power-hardback-9781009559737","title":"The Pacific's New Navies; An Ocean, its Wars, and the Making of US Sea Power (Hardback) 9781009559737","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Pacific's New Navies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Ocean, its Wars, and the Making of US Sea Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrates the entangled histories of the Pacific's nineteenth-century wars, and how those wars shaped the modern US Navy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas M. Jamison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009559737, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Drawing on extensive and impressive archival work and a good grasp of relevant literature, Thomas Jamison puts the Pacific far more central in the development of American naval power than existing analyses that focus on Atlantic and Caribbean dimensions … this is a valuable account, one that has much to offer not only scholars of American great power development but also those interested in technological developments, navies and strategies in the late nineteenth century. The argument about the justification of naval investment in response to security concerns and prestige considerations is of course also all-too-relevant today.' Jeremy Black, The NYMAS Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe initial creation of the United States' ocean-going battlefleet – otherwise known as the 'New Navy' – was a result of the naval wars and arms races around the Pacific during the late-nineteenth century. Using a transnational methodology, Thomas Jamison spotlights how US Civil War-era innovations catalyzed naval development in the Pacific World, creating a sense that the US Navy was falling behind regional competitors. As the industrializing 'newly-made navies' of Chile, Peru, Japan, and China raced against each other, Pacific dynamism motivated investments in the US 'New Navy as a matter of security and civilizational prestige. In this provocative exploration into the making of modern US navalism, Jamison provides an analysis of competitive naval build-ups in the Pacific, of the interactions between peoples, ideas, and practices within it, and ultimately the emergence of the US as a major power.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The confederate 'navy to construct'\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Pacific's civil war inheritance\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pacific naval races and the old steam navy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pacific wars and their lessons\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Californian case for a new navy\u003cbr\u003e 6. The US new navy wins a race – finally\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Sino-Japanese war and new 'yankees' in the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415661080856,"sku":"9781009559737","price":80.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009559737i.jpg?v=1784420601","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-pacifics-new-navies-an-ocean-its-wars-and-the-making-of-us-sea-power-hardback-9781009559737","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}