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Sovereignty at sea : U.S. merchant ships and American entry into World War I
- Title
- Sovereignty at sea : U.S. merchant ships and American entry into World War I / Rodney Carlisle ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith.
- Author
- Carlisle, Rodney P.
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2009]
- ©2009
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | D619 .C29 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 232 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "While numerous studies have examined Woodrow Wilson's neutrality policy prior to U.S. entry into World War I and how he eventually formulated his war goals after U.S. engagement, the historical literature has not focused on the actual merchant ship losses that created the final casus belli."--Front matter.
- Series Statement
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
- Uniform Title
- New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
- Alternative Title
- U.S. merchant ships and American entry into World War I
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- World War, 1914-1918 > United States
- Merchant marine > United States > History > 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations > Submarine
- World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German
- Merchant marine
- Military operations, Naval > German
- Military operations, Naval > Submarine
- Handelsschifffahrt
- Kriegseintritt
- Unterseebootkrieg
- Erster Weltkrieg
- United States
- USA
- USA
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The voyage of the Vigilancia -- From Falaba to Sussex -- The flag under fire: from Frye to Pass of Balmaha -- The flag under fire: from Leelanaw to Chemung -- Meetings at Pless Castle and on Pennsylvania Avenue -- Housatonic and Lyman M. Law -- A telegram, Algonquin, and an abdication -- The tipping-point ships: Vigilancia, City of Memphis, Illinois -- The agony of Woodrow Wilson -- Aztec, Missourian, Marguerite, and Congress -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Loss of the Healdton -- Appendix B. Casualty lists -- Appendix C. Table of ship losses.
- ISBN
- 9780813034201
- 0813034205
- 9780813066028
- 0813066026
- 9780813037622
- 081303762X
- LCCN
- 2009022467
- OCLC
- ocn316826733
- 316826733
- SCSB-1537366
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library