Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet

Reckner, J.R.: 2001 Bluejacket Books USA, softcover, 221 pages, illustrated. James R. Reckner offers a detailed account of the 1907–1909 global circumnavigation by sixteen U.S. battleships, a dramatic display of American naval power that elevated the United States to the ranks of great world naval powers. Reckner emphasizes both the colorful spectacle of the voyage and its lasting impact on naval policy, showing how the cruise exposed the fleet's shortcomings and spurred reforms that strengthened the U.S. Navy for the future. ISBN 9781557509727 In very good condition