{"product_id":"who-can-hold-the-sea-the-u-s-navy-in-the-cold-war-1945-1960-paperback","title":"Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames D. Hornfischer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA close-up, action-filled narrative about the crucial role the U.S. Navy played in the early years of the Cold War, from the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fleet at Flood Tide\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lucid, fast-moving and fitting finale to [Hornfischer's] career.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis landmark account of the U.S. Navy in the Cold War, \u003ci\u003eWho Can Hold the Sea \u003c\/i\u003ecombines 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against this background of increasing Cold War hostility, \u003ci\u003eWho Can Hold the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eCochino\u003c\/i\u003e in the Norwegian Sea; the invention of the nuclear submarine and the dangerous, first-ever cruise of the USS \u003ci\u003eNautilus\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames D. Hornfischer\u003c\/b\u003e was a writer, literary agent, and book editor. He was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNeptune's Inferno, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers, Ship of Ghosts, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fleet at Flood Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, all widely acclaimed accounts of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. His books have received numerous awards, including the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature and the Naval Historical Foundation Distinguished Service Award. James D. Hornfischer died in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755742232864,"sku":"9780399178665","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8736e1facd02bf266dfdca4c3b3cb830.webp?v=1780067475","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/who-can-hold-the-sea-the-u-s-navy-in-the-cold-war-1945-1960-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}