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Gray steel and blue water Navy: The formative years of America's military-industrial complex, 1881-1917
Very slightest of wear to the dust jacket, pages nice and clean, no writing or highlighting. Slightest wear on spine ends. Signed by author on title page. A very nice copy. All our books are individually inspected, rated and described. Never EX-LIB unless specifically listed as such
286 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1979
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Benjamin Franklin Cooling III
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B. Franklin Cooling
Benjamin F. Cooling
Benjamin Franklin Cooling III served as Chief Historian and Research Director with the Department of Energy and as a historian with the Army, Air Force, and National Park Service, and elsewhere. He has taught at numerous universities and is currently a Professor of History at the National Defense University in Washington DC. Cooling has authored or edited 16 books on the Civil War and modern warfare and has written several hundred articles, essays and reviews on aspects of military, naval and other history.
B. Franklin Cooling
Benjamin F. Cooling
Benjamin Franklin Cooling III served as Chief Historian and Research Director with the Department of Energy and as a historian with the Army, Air Force, and National Park Service, and elsewhere. He has taught at numerous universities and is currently a Professor of History at the National Defense University in Washington DC. Cooling has authored or edited 16 books on the Civil War and modern warfare and has written several hundred articles, essays and reviews on aspects of military, naval and other history.
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May 23, 2019
I'm never sure why people make these kinds of books: history books that assume your familiarity with the subject, but then does not go into great detail.
The book seems to be about how the military-industrial complex conquered the armor plating business and the dream of a government-run armor-plating factory. Even so, much of the book appears to be rooting for more of a military build-up.
In any event, it's kind of more of a summary (with assumptions about reader familiarity) than a history.
The book seems to be about how the military-industrial complex conquered the armor plating business and the dream of a government-run armor-plating factory. Even so, much of the book appears to be rooting for more of a military build-up.
In any event, it's kind of more of a summary (with assumptions about reader familiarity) than a history.
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