USS Olympia

Author: B. Franklin Cooling
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
"Until now there has never been a comprehensive ship's biography of the last survivor of America's new steel navy of the Spanish-American War era. The protected cruiser Olympia was constructed as part of a congressionally-mandated program to build a modern fleet prior to the turn of the century. Designed for the Asiatic Squadron, she became famous as Adm. George Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay and later returned the body of the Unknown Soldier from France after World War I. Today the Olympia displays her traditional garb of buff and white as a naval shrine at Penn's Landing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

US Cruisers 1883–1904

Author: Lawrence Burr
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1846038588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
By the end of the Civil War the US Navy was the most advanced in the world, but in subsequent years America's naval might dwindled. However, in the 1880s a 'New Navy' was born and at the forefront of its fleet were the mighty cruisers. Naval historian Lawrence Burr details how these cruisers allowed America to rebuild their navy, exploring the design and development of these ships. Placing these advances in context, through vivid accounts of how US cruisers performed in the Spanish-American War of 1898, notably at Manila Bay and Santiago, he investigates the emergence of the US Navy as a major power. Illustrated with early photographs and full-colour artwork, this is a concise history of the birth and development of a modern navy that was the precursor to the development of modern steel fleets around the world.

Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 832

Book Description

Pensions and Other Benefits for Veterans and Their Dependents of Service in and After the Spanish War

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military pensions
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description

Hearings Before Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives on Sundry Legislation Affecting the Naval Establishment 1929-30 [and 1930-31].

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1092

Book Description

Hearings Before Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives on Sundry Legislation Affecting the Naval Establishment, 1929-1930[--1930-1931] Seventy-first Congress, First and Second [-third] Sessions...

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1642

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The Story of Panama

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 710

Book Description

Hearings on Rainey Resolution [H.R. 32, Relating to Inestigation of Attitude of U.S. in Recognizing Independence of Panama, Etc.]

Author: United States. Congress. House Foreign Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760

Book Description

Polk's Medical Register and Directory of the United States and Canada

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physicians
Languages : en
Pages : 2548

Book Description

Journal of the American Medical Association

Author: American Medical Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American Medical Association
Languages : en
Pages : 1052

Book Description
Includes proceedings of the Association, papers read at the annual sessions, and list of current medical literature.