The influence of naval events on American history has often been overlooked or misundertood.
Since the original version of this book was written many further works have been published on the maritime operations of World War II. To the three volumes of Professor Morisons work which were then available a further twelve have been added to complete his detailed and comprehensive history.
In the modern nuclear age, the old strategic emphasis on winning wars has been outmoded by a balance of terror which has in turn created contemporary notions of detente, peaceful coexistence and deterrence