Ivan Musicant (1943–1999)
Autor(a) de Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century
About the Author
Obras de Ivan Musicant
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1943-12-18
- Data de falecimento
- 1999-03-05
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Educação
- Bemidji State University (BA|History|1971)
- Premiações
- Samuel Elliot Morrison Award for Naval Literature
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
Prêmios
You May Also Like
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 419
- Popularidade
- #58,191
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 11
The problem with Musicant's book is that there is little effort to explain the doctrine behind the vessels, or how these ideas were reflected in the design and deployment of the ships. Instead Musicant offers readers a more conventional operational history of each vessel, one that describes their various deployments and modifications over their lifespan. In this respect his effort here contrasts poorly with John Reilly and Robert Scheina's [b:American Battleships, 1886-1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction|2502632|American Battleships, 1886-1923 Predreadnought Design and Construction|John C. Reilly Jr.|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424029742s/2502632.jpg|2509998], which offers a much more comprehensive analysis of the contemporary development of a different class of warships. Thus, while Musicant's study remains a useful account of the history of these warships, it is far from the final word on their development at a pivotal time in American naval history.… (mais)