CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sinking Fast: The Surface Navy, 1945-1950 2. The Surface Navy Enters the Missile Age, 1950-1955 3. The Burke Years: Prosperity and Problems for the Surface Navy, 1955-1961 4. Caught in the Doldrums: Surface Warfare, 1961-1965 5. Shocks to the System: Vietnam and the Eilat, 1965-1970 6. The Zumwalt Years and Their Immediate Aftermath: Troubles and Triumphs, 1970-1975 Postscript: The Surface Navy Resurgent, 1975-1991 Abbreviations Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Dr. Malcolm Muir, Jr., is professor of history and chair of the Department of...
CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sinking Fast: The Surface Navy, 1945-1950 2. The Surface Navy Enters the Missile Age, 1950-1955 3. T...