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OverviewThrough two victorious world conflicts and a Cold War, the U.S. Navy and American ocean scientists drew ever closer, converting an early marriage of necessity into a relationship of astonishing achievement. Beginning in 1919, Gary Weir's An Ocean in Common traces the first forty-two years of their joint quest to understand each other and the deep ocean. Early in the twentieth century, American naval officers questioned the tactical and strategic significance of applied ocean science, demonstrating the gap between this kind of knowledge and that deemed critical to naval warfare. At the same time, scientists studying the ocean labored in their inadequately funded, discreet disciplines, seemingly content to keep naval warfare at arm's length. German U-boat success in World War I changed these views fundamentally, bringing ocean science insights to an increasing number of naval objectives. Driven primarily by anti-submarine priorities, the physics, chemistry, and geology of the ocean, more than its biology, became the early focus of American ocean studies. The World War II experience solidified the Navy's relationship with ocean scientists, and the years after 1945 found the American military investing heavily in both applied and basic research. Today, oceanography is a permanent resident on the bridge of American fighting ships and the Navy continues to provide much of the impetus and funding for fundamental research, in both naval and civilian laboratories. In An Ocean in Common Gary Weir focuses on the compelling motives and carefully engineered course that brought scientists and naval officers together, across a considerable cultural divide, to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of one another and the world ocean. Weir details how this alliance laid the powerful multidisciplinary foundation for long-range ocean communication and surveillance, modern submarine warfare, deep submergence, and the emergence of oceanography and ocean engineering as independent and vital fields of study. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary E. Weir (Head, Contemporary History Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington, DC, USA)Publisher: Texas A & M University Press Imprint: Texas A & M University Press Volume: No 72 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781585441143ISBN 10: 1585441147 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 30 June 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis story is long overdue. The role the Navy played in bringing the disciplines of oceanography to their present state of maturity was an important one, and the partnership between Americas universities and the Office of Naval Research has been a model of federal involvement in science. Its also important for th public to understand the contributions oceanographers have made to this countrys prosperity, environmental quality, and security. Thats especially true of the years wince World War Two. Oceanographers didnt win the Cold War, but victory would have been a lot harder, a lot less sure, and long delayed if they hadnt pitched it.--F. E. Saalfeld, Exec. And Technical Director-ONR -- F. E. Saalfeld, Exec. And Technical Director-ONR This story is long overdue. The role the Navy played in bringing the disciplines of oceanography to their present state of maturity was an important one, and the partnership between America's universities and the Office of Naval Research has been a model of federal involvement in science. It's also important for th public to understand the contributions oceanographers have made to this country's prosperity, environmental quality, and security. That's especially true of the years wince World War Two. Oceanographers didn't win the Cold War, but victory would have been a lot harder, a lot less sure, and long delayed if they hadn't pitched it. --F. E. Saalfeld, Exec. And Technical Director-ONR This story is long overdue. The role the Navy played in bringing the disciplines of oceanography to their present state of maturity was an important one, and the partnership between America's universities and the Office of Naval Research has been a model of federal involvement in science. It's also important for th public to understand the contributions oceanographers have made to this country's prosperity, environmental quality, and security. That's especially true of the years wince World War Two. Oceanographers didn't win the Cold War, but victory would have been a lot harder, a lot less sure, and long delayed if they hadn't pitched it. --F. E. Saalfeld, Exec. And Technical Director-ONR This story is long overdue. The role the Navy played in bringing the disciplines of oceanography to their present state of maturity was an important one, and the partnership between America's universities and the Office of Naval Research has been a model of federal involvement in science. It's also important for th public to understand the contributions oceanographers have made to this country's prosperity, environmental quality, and security. That's especially true of the years wince World War Two. Oceanographers didn't win the Cold War, but victory would have been a lot harder, a lot less sure, and long delayed if they hadn't pitched it. --F. E. Saalfeld, Exec. And Technical Director-ONR -- F. E. Saalfeld, Exec. And Technical Director-ONR Author InformationGary E. Weir heads the Contemporary History Branch of the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C. His other books include Forged in War: The Naval-Industrial Complex and American Submarine Construction, 1940-1961. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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