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The official
publication of the
Navy League of the United States |
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2000 Almanac of Seapower |
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| FOREWORD A
Tale of Two Centuries
By
John R. Fisher |
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| SEA
POWER HISTORY The
U.S. Navy's Remarkable Transformation
By
Edward L. Beach |
5 |
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| NAVY World
Events Increase Demand for Naval Forces
By Tom
Philpott |
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| MARINE
CORPS Turning
the Page to a New Century
By Arthur
P. Brill Jr. |
23 |
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| COAST
GUARD Military,
Maritime, Multimission, and More
By James H.
Thach III |
31 |
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| MARITIME The
U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: A Century in Review
By Robert
W. Kesteloot |
37 |
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| OCEANOGRAPHY The
Political Ocean, 1999
By Don
Walsh |
44 |
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| EUROPE/NATO New
Century, Old Question: Can Europe Keep Up?
By Loren B.
Thompson |
51 |
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| PACIFIC Promise
and Peril on the Pacific Rim
By
Merrick Carrey |
59 |
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| MIDDLE
EAST A
Year of Change--Much of It Progress
By
Michael Collins Dunn |
66 |
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| SEAPOWER/Congress/Defense By
L. Edgar Prina |
73 |
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| SEAPOWER/Navy By
Gordon I. Peterson |
78 |
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| The
Naval Air Systems Command By
John A. Lockard |
86 |
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| Salt,
Steel, Sidewinders, Spies, and Sharks By
Norman Polmar |
97 |
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| Integrated
Combat Systems By
Edward J. Walsh |
152 |
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| SEAPOWER/Marine
Corps |
185 |
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| SEAPOWER/Coast
Guard |
201 |
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| SEAPOWER/Oceanography |
215 |
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| SEAPOWER/NOAA |
223 |
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| SEAPOWER/Maritime |
282 |
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| SEAPOWER/Reserves |
293 |
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| Navy
League News |
297 |
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If you would like to purchase the 2000 Almanac of Seapower,
please call Shelita Masterson, 703.528.1775, ext. 566. The price is $14.95 for softcover,
$24.95 for hardcover. The print version contains 312 pages of useful facts and figures,
thought-provoking essays, and beautiful full-color photography. It is the ultimate
resource guide for anyone seeking information on the sea services. The Almanac
of Seapower, which is published annually as the January issue of Seapower,
is just one of the benefits of Navy League membership. Join today!

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