03350cam a2200325 4500 598673380 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593507384 059350738X 193bc9c5-fb2e-4d8e-ae7d-8136956d427a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6491364 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hornfischer, James D. Who Can Hold the Sea [Libby] : The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960. Books on Tape, 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 493MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 493MB. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. HTML:<b>A close-up, action-filled narrative about the crucial role the U.S. Navy played in the early years of the Cold War, from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Fleet at Flood Tide</i></b><br /> <b>“James D. Hornfischer, the dean of American naval historians, has written a book of dizzying sweep and uncommon ambition.”—Hampton Sides, author of <i>Ghost Soldiers</i></b><br /> This landmark account of the U.S. Navy in the Cold War, <i>Who Can Hold the</i> <i>Sea</i> combines narrative history with scenes of stirring adventure on—and under—the high seas. In 1945, at the end of World War II, the victorious Navy sends its sailors home and decommissions most of its warships. But this peaceful interlude is short-lived, as Stalin, America’s former ally, makes aggressive moves in Europe and the Far East. Winston Churchill crystallizes the growing Communist threat by declaring the existence of “the Iron Curtain,” and the Truman Doctrine is set up to contain Communism by establishing U.S. military bases throughout the world.<br /> Set against this background of increasing Cold War hostility, <i>Who Can Hold the</i> <i>Sea</i> paints the dramatic rise of the Navy’s crucial postwar role in a series of exciting episodes that include the controversial tests of the A-bombs that were dropped on warships at Bikini Island; the invention of sonar and the developing science of undersea warfare; the Navy’s leading part in key battles of the Korean War; the dramatic sinking of the submarine USS <i>Cochino</i> in the Norwegian Sea; the invention of the nuclear submarine and the dangerous, first-ever cruise of the USS <i>Nautilus</i> under the North Pole; and the growth of the modern Navy with technological breakthroughs such as massive aircraft carriers, and cruisers fitted with surface-to-air missiles.<br /> As in all of Hornfischer’s works, the events unfold in riveting detail. The story of the Cold War at sea is ultimately the story of America’s victorious contest to protect the free world. Military. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. Newton, Christopher. Hornfischer, Sharon. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=193bc9c5-fb2e-4d8e-ae7d-8136956d427a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=193bc9c5-fb2e-4d8e-ae7d-8136956d427a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)