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The U.S. Navy in World War I: Combat at Sea and in the Air

A.B. Feuer

Synopsis:
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the clamoring in the press for a strong army largely overshadowed the need for considerable naval contributions to the war effort. Although it was small at the time, the U.S. Navy transported thousands of doughboys to France, all the while battling the predatory German U-Boats. Henry Ford tried to put his mass-production techniques to work to produce hundreds of submarine chasers to patrol American coastlines. The fledgling Naval Air Service was assigned the daunting task of dealing with enemy aircraft over France and in the Adriatic Sea. This is the personal account of men who served on the sea and in the air, as well as the captains of industry who made victory possible.

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Other editions: Softcover - 1999, Hardcover - 1996, Hardcover - 1995, Hardcover - 1993, Hardcover - 1991, 1987