Kenneth J. Hagan is Professor of Strategy at U.S. Naval War College at Monterey and is an award-winning author of many books including the New York Times Notable Book, This People's Navy.Michael T. McMaster, CDR, USN, Ret. is Professor of Joint Maritime Operations at the U.S. Naval War College in Monterey, California. He Served twenty-two years in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer and is a retired Commander.

• Illustrations Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition List of Abbreviations 1. The Navies of the American Revolution, 1775-1783 by James C. Bradford, 1978 2. Defining An American Navy, 1783-1812 by Craig L. Symonds, 2008 3. The War of 1812: What Role for Sea Power? by Linda Maloney, 1978 4. Protector of Commerce and Defender of the Nation, The U.S. Navy Between Wars, 1815-1844 by Harold D. Langley, 2008 5. Victory, Expansion, Fragmentation: The U.S. Navy, 1845-1861 by Harold D. Langley, 2008 6. The Union Navy, 1861-1865 by Dana M. Wegner, 1978 7. The Confederate Navy, 1861-1865 by Frank J. Merli, 1978 8. Maintaining An American Navy, 1865-1889 by Lance C. Buhl, 1978 9. Taking Our Share in the Turmoil of the World: America Builds a New Navy, 1890-1900 by Jan S. Breemer, 2008 10. Defending the New Empire, 1901-1914 by Richard W. Turk, 1978 11. The United States Navy in a World at War, 1914-1919 by David F. Trask, 1978 12. An Evolving Navy of Great Complexity, 1919-1941 by Branden Little, 2008 13. Fighting a Global War, 1941-1945 by Robert William Love Jr., 1978 14. Charting a New Course at Sea, 1945-1953 by Gary E. Weir, 2008 15. The Creation of the Cold War Navy, 1953-196 by Floyd D. Kennedy Jr., 1978 16. Confronting All Enemies: The U.S. Navy, 1962-1980 by Jonathan E. Czarnecki, 2008 17. In Search of a Maritime Strategy: The U.S. Navy, 1981-2008 by Kenneth J. Hagan and Michael T. McMaster, 2008 Bibliography Index