Symonds, Craig L. <br/><br/>
Decision at sea  five naval battles that shaped American history /  [electronic resource] : 
Craig L. Symonds. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xvii, 378 p. :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue : naval battles and history -- Wooden warships and the western frontier : the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 -- Iron, steam, and national union : the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862 -- Armored cruisers and empire : the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898 -- Naval aviation and world war : the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942 -- Missile warfare and the American imperium : Operation Praying Mantis, the Persian Gulf, April 18, 1988 -- Epilogue : naval battles and the 21st century. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Naval battles--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History, Naval--Anecdotes.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E182  / .S995 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>359.4/773