"Our Navy at War" by Josephus Daniels is a historical narrative of the U.S. Navy's crucial participation in World War I. The book recounts the Navy's rapid assembly, tactical choices, and cooperation with Allied nations. It likely narrates the experiences and accomplishments of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in helping to win the war. The book dramatically opens with the United States declaring war on Germany in 1917 and illustrates how the officers and seamen of the Navy were ready. It explains how naval forces quickly mobilized and were prepared even before the war started, painting a picture of the Navy's important part in defending freedom.
Our Navy at war
By Josephus Daniels
Sail into the heat of World War I as the American Navy rises to defend liberty, showing their valor and might as they confront challenges across the globe.
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About the AuthorJosephus Daniels was an American diplomat and newspaper editor from the 1880s until his death, who managed The News & Observer in Raleigh, at the time North Carolina's largest circulation newspaper, for decades. A Democrat, he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretary of the Navy during World War I. He became a close friend and supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy. After Roosevelt was elected President of the United States, he appointed Daniels as his U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, serving from 1933 to 1941. Daniels was a vehement white supremacist and segregationist. Along with Charles Brantley Aycock and Furnifold McLendel Simmons, he was a leading perpetrator of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898.
Josephus Daniels was an American diplomat and newspaper editor from the 1880s until his death, who managed The News & Observer in Raleigh, at the time North Carolina's largest circulation newspaper, for decades. A Democrat, he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretary of the Navy during World War I. He became a close friend and supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy. After Roosevelt was elected President of the United States, he appointed Daniels as his U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, serving from 1933 to 1941. Daniels was a vehement white supremacist and segregationist. Along with Charles Brantley Aycock and Furnifold McLendel Simmons, he was a leading perpetrator of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898.
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