ISBN: 082622105X
Published by University of Missouri on November 29, 2016
Genres: Naval
Pages: 344
Rose presents both the big picture of the U.S. Navy’s role in the war as well as anecdotes of the individual sailors. It’s expansion after the Spanish-American War left the Navy as America’s best-prepared force in 1917… building destroyers, sub chasers, and mine layers to counter the submarine threat… only three troop ships were lost and then on lightly escorted return trips while empty of their human cargoes. An excellent introduction.
Abridged from review by James M. Gallen in RoadstotheGreatWar-ww1.blogspot.com/