num_pages: 348
description: Definitive account of the 30-year development of surface warfare capabilities, especially within the Navys cruiser &amp; destroyer force. Pays particular attention to the development of weapons, the evolution of sensors &amp; command &amp; control systems, &amp; the institutional steps taken to professionalize the surface warfare community. Sinking 1945-1950; The Surface Navy Enters the Missile Age, 1950-1955; The Burke Years, 1955-1961; Surface Warfare, 1961-1965; Vietnam &amp; the Eilat, 1965-1970; The Zumwalt Years &amp; Their Immediate Aftermath, 1970-1975; &amp; The Surface Navy Resurgent, 1975-1991. Bibliography. Photos.
language: English
title: Black Shoes & Blue Water: Surface Warfare in the U.S. Navy, 1945-1975
titlecomplete: Black Shoes & Blue Water: Surface Warfare in the U.S. Navy, 1945-1975
ratings_count: 5
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: John Lyman Book Award
category: U.S. Naval History
publisher: Diane Pub.