Title: Sacred vessels : the cult of the battleship and the rise of the U.S. Navy /
Authors: O'Connell, Robert L.
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: United States. History; Sea-power United States History; Battleships United States History; Battleships History; Naval history, Modern
Contents: Introduction : a fatal vision -- In the beginning : traditions of the naval world -- Upon this rock : the technological revolution and the prophet Mahan -- Crusaders in blue and the grail of seapower -- Sacred vessel : the dreadnought -- The evil below ... and above -- Trial by fire : battle in the North Sea -- Crisis of faith : protecting the North Atlantic -- Martyrdom : dreadnoughts in the wake of Versailles -- The Washington Naval Conference -- Life after death : rehabilitating the dreadnought -- Conclusion : vampires of seapower.