A detailed account of navy decision-making, development of maritime strategy and congressional hearings on successive navy budgets in the 1980s. The author had access to primary sources and he also looks at Admiral James Watkins' efforts to bring about a naval renaissance and the birth of SDI.
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Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: very good, very good. First Printing. 24 cm, 335, figures, tables, appendices, notes, index, very slight creasing to DJ edges. This book highlights the efforts of Admiral James Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations from 1982 to 1986, to bring about a naval renaissance. Seller Inventory # 57114
Seller: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hartman, Frederick H. NAVAL RENAISSANCE: THE U.S. NAVY IN THE 1980'S Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press 1990 FIRST EDITION Fine/Fine 335pp. 8vo. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear with some wear and bumping to the edges. Navy boards are clean with gilt titling on the spine. Corners and spine show light wear and bumping. Text is clean and binding is strong but is visible in a few parts of the book. Overall book is in fine condition. Seller Inventory # 20559