Social Reform in the United States Navy, 1798-1862
ISBN: 9781612517759
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Naval Institute Press
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Subjects: Military Science;

The interests of most naval historians and of American historians who focus on war and diplomacy are on such topics as strategy, leadership, naval ships and battles. In contrast, this book explores the effort to change the rules, regulations and actions of officers which affected the lives, morale and the retention rates of enlisted men in an effort to build and hold a better quality of native born Americans and the strength and effectiveness of the U.S. Navy.

Harold D. Langley has served as an archivist at the University of Pennsylvania Library and Library of Congress, then later as a diplomatic historian for the U.S. Department of State. After he received his Ph.D. degree from University of Pennsylvania, he became a history professor at The Catholic University of America. Later, he served as an associate curator of naval history at the National Museum of American History. He retired in 2000 and currently works as an independent historian.

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