Author: United States. Navy DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Navy-yard, Washington
Author: United States. Navy DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Washington navy yard : an illustrated history
Author: Naval History Naval History and Heritage CommandPublisher:
ISBN: 9781688076662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
First published in 1999, this reissued work highlights the accomplishments of the Navy's oldest shore establishment still in operation, from its beginnings 203 years ago as a shipyard for the new warships of a fledgling Navy, to the end of the 20th century. Associated with American presidents, foreign kings and queens, ambassadors, and legendary naval leaders, the Navy Yard was witness to the evolution of the country from a small republic into a nation of enormous political, economic, and military power. It was also home to tens of thousands of American workers manufacturing weapons for the fleet, including the 14-inch and 16-inch guns that armed the Navy's battleships in World Wars I and II and the Cold War.
Bremerton and Puget Sound Navy Yard
Author: Fredi PerryPublisher: Perry Publishing (WA)
ISBN: 9781892282040
Category : Bremerton (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
The Washington Navy Yard
Author: Edward J. MaroldaPublisher: Defense Department
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Building the Navy's Bases in World War II
Author: United States. Bureau of Yards and DocksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Charlestown Navy Yard, Historic Resource Study, Volume 3 of 3, 2010
Author: Empire of Mud
Author: J. D. DickeyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493013939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical temples, a pulsing hub of political power and prowess. But for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Before America became a world power in the twentieth century, Washington City was an eyesore at best and a disgrace at worst. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Political bosses hired hooligans and thugs to conduct the nation's affairs. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society and politicians of every party. The police served and protected with the aid of bribes and protection money. Beneath pestilential air, the city’s muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished obelisk to Washington here, a domeless Capitol Building there. Lining the streets stood boarding houses, tanneries, and slums. Deadly horse races gouged dusty streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another like violent gangs rather than life-saving heroes. The city’s turbulent history set a precedent for the dishonesty, corruption, and mismanagement that have led generations to look suspiciously on the various sin--both real and imagined--of Washington politicians. Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s story and explores how the city was tainted from the outset, nearly stifled from becoming the proud citadel of the republic that George Washington and Pierre L'Enfant envisioned more than two centuries ago.
A Brief History of the Organization of the Navy Department
Author: A. W. JohnsonDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Historical sketches
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
Author: United States. Naval War Records OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1146
Book Description