U.S. Navy: From Sails to Steam and Beyond: A Look Inside the World's Greatest Navy

by Robert F. Dorr

- Examine all of the great navy ships from 1775 to the present day, and learn the details of each vessel's construction, her history, and her wartime use.- Stand on the decks of one of the first original frigates to make up the U.S. Navy--the U.S.S. Constitution. Learn why her construction angered George Washington and how she earned the nickname "Old Ironsides."- Sit down at the captain's table with a few American heroes, like Vice Admiral William F. Halsey, who stood at the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise during some of WWII's bloodiest battles in the Pacific.- Enthusiasts will enjoy the narrative storytellings, 100 historical photographs, and indispensable reference material.- Includes replicas of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the U.S.S. Arleigh Burke (DD6-51), The U.S.S. Seawolf (Los Angeles Class), and an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter.

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Author of "HITLER'S TIME MACHINE."

Author (1955- ); Air Force veteran (1957-60); retired Foreign Service officer (1964-89).

Author of about 75 books on the Air Force and on military history and operations.

Author of the weekly "Back Talk" column in Air Force Times newspaper, the monthly "Washington Watch" column in Aerospace America magazine; the monthly "Front Line" column in Combat Aircraft magazine; the monthly "Washington News" column in Air International magazine; the "The Way It Was" photo feature in Warbirds magazine; the "History Mystery" feature in Air Power History magazine, and other stuff.

I live in Virginia with spouse and Labrador retriever, have grown sons, new iMac. "HITLER'S TIME MACHINE" was published in December 2014