Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-1898

by Robert Erwin Johnson

Book Overview

Far China Station was the first work to put nineteenth century American naval and diplomatic affairs in the Far East into clear perspective. Johnson examines the origins of the East India Squadron, defines its import role in the implementation of foreign policy and describes the dangers routinely faced by the squadron's ships and sailors. Great and gallant ships move through the pages from the famous Olympia and the majestic Columbus to the plodding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591144094
• ISBN13: 9781591144090
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"