Ready Seapower: A History of the U.S. Seventh Fleet - Softcover

Marolda, Edward J.; Naval History & Heritage Command

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780398921 ISBN 13: 9781780398921

Publisher: Books Express Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Full color and black and white images throughout. Historical study covers the service in the Asia-Pacific region of the U.S. Seventh Fleet during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Fleet saw combat in nearly every major battle of World War II in the Pacific as well as in the Cold War conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. Today the Fleet acts as a deterrence to aggressor nations in the region, provides humanitarian relief in times of disaster, participates in joint and combined exercises, and conducts counter-terrorism and anti-pirate operations.

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About the Author

Author Edward J. Marolda completed a 40-year career as a Navy historian in the federal government. He received a BA in History from Pennsylvania Military College, served as a U.S. Army officer in the Republic of Vietnam, and completed advanced degrees at Georgetown University (MA) and George Washington University (PhD). He has authored or coauthored several works, including "Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War"; "By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the United States Navy and the War in Southeast Asia"; "The U.S. Navy in the Korean War "(editor), and "The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945 1965. "He teaches at Georgetown University on the topic of the Cold War."

Edition details

• Publisher: Books Express Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780398921
• ISBN 13: 9781780398921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216