Название: To Master the Boundless Sea: The U.S. Navy, the Marine Environment, and the Cartography of Empire
Автор: Jason W. Smith
Издательство: The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 1469640449
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 280
Размер: 22,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

As the United States grew into an empire in the late nineteenth century, notions like "sea power" derived not only from fleets, bases, and decisive battles but also from a scientific effort to understand and master the ocean environment.