San Diego's Navy: An Illustrated History (Hardcover)

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San Diego's popular standing as the quintessential "Navy Town" is only part of a rich and vibrant maritime history that has defined a unique partnership between Navy and city for more than one hundred fifty years. Beginning with its intrepid seizure of the city during the opening days of the Mexican War, the Navy has been fully entwined within the activities of this energetic metropolis, each sharing in advantages bestowed by the other. San Diego skies have witnessed the birth of naval aviation and San Diego waters the perfection of aircraft carrier and destroyer tactics. San Diego has also served as the Navy's technology crucible for more than seventy-five years with such advances as radio, sonar, cruise missiles, and modern Information Technology helping to transform the city into the high-tech powerhouse it is today.

The generously illustrated book tells the intriguing story of how a reluctant Navy department slowly realized San Diego's attributes and then took bold action to consolidate its position. A parade of rousing personalities that include plucky congressmen, activist local officials, insightful naval officers, and other San Diegans, highlight the pages. This discerning history provides a sweeping and long overdue view of the city and base that has influenced the lives of countless thousands of American Navy men and women and their families.

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The San Diego Book Award Association has named "San Diego's Navy" the winner of one of their Annual Book Awards for 2002.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557505314
• ISBN-13: 978-1557505316
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,367 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Over a hundred fifty years of maritime history, November 10, 2001

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This illustrated history of the California coastal navy will intrigue any with a special affection for either Southern California or the Navy: San Diego's Navy provides over a hundred fifty years of maritime history and traces a relationship between the city and the navy which began during the opening days of the Mexican War and continues to modern times. Anticipate many black and white photos, a centerfold of color photos, and much detail on San Diego.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing Read by Wonderful Author, July 31, 2001

By	"emlynn" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

If you are a California history fan or a Naval history fan - or both - this is an innovative, colorful treatise on the Navy in San Diego. Bruce Linder clearly knows his stuff, and this book shows his inimitable style.

Definitely not a 'coffee table book', and well worth the read, I recommend it highly. :)