Jonathan R. Dull

As a tight examination of how American naval power interacted with diplomatic and international realities through the 19th century this is a useful little monograph, particularly for those who don't have a good grasp of the subject. On the other hand, those who are well-read in those areas are probably going to find this work useful, at most, as a quick review. There is also a general sense that Dull sees the colonial legacy as mostly being an allergy to national integration and centralization and there are a good number of people who will find that argument distasteful.… (mehr)