Gunboats and Empires

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Gunboats and Empires

The Roots of Naval Policy in Early U.S. History

Karpa, Boris

Casemate Publishers

05/2026

208

Dura

Inglês

9781636246413

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Part I: Ideological Foundations
1. The British Origins of American Anti-Militarism and Anti-Navalism
How British political traditions shaped early American skepticism toward standing militaries and navies.

Part II: Perception vs. Reality
2. The Battle of the Liman-Reality and Perception
How Jefferson and his allies misunderstood Russia's naval engagements and drew lessons that would shape U.S. policy.

Part III: Policy in Action
3. Thomas Jefferson's First Presidential Term (1801-1805)-Setting the Terms
The foundation of Jeffersonian naval policy and early influences.
4. Jefferson's Second Term: The Naval Program Takes Shape
5. The gunboat strategy solidifies and naval investments shift.
6. Madison's First Term: Madison as the Implementer of Jeffersonian Policy
7. How the War of 1812 tested Jefferson's naval philosophy.
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naval strategy; War of 1812; Thomas Jefferson; Gunboat diplomacy; U.S. coastal defense; American history; Russo-Turkish War; Early American military policy; navalism; U.S. maritime policy; Founding Fathers and defense policy; gunboat fleet construction