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Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. Navy (Alpha Bravo Delta Guides)

by: Walter J. Boyne

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 359.00973
EAN: 9780028644974
ISBN: 0028644972
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: June 03, 2003
Publisher: Alpha
Release Date: June 03, 2003
Studio: Alpha

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A detailed overview of the U.S Navy-from the origins and complete histories to the battles and weaponry. Here are comprehensive accounts and descriptions of the battles, weaponry, and personnel, from the enlisted man to the top-ranking officers-featuring fascinating detail on the bloodiest battles, the greatest successes and most devastating setbacks, and much more.

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- Quick and Dirty History
Alpha Bravo Delta's Guide to the US Navy is a quick and dirty history. Most helpful are the little gray boxes that offer us uninitiated guidance on basic naval language such as the difference between a destroyer and a cruiser or a schooner and a frigate. The book has great anecdotes, such as the origin of the phrase "damn the torpedoes" (uttered by Farragut when his crew delayed moving the vessel because of torpedoes), a thorough history of the growth of the US Navy from a backwater fleet committed ... Read More

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