Read Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic

Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic

Thomas Sheppard

4.9/5 (9514 ratings)

Description:Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic tells the story of the creation of the American Navy. Rather than focus on the well-known frigate duels and fleet engagements, Thomas Sheppard emphasizes the overlooked story of the institutional formation of the Navy. Sheppard looks at civilian control of the military, and how this concept evolved in the early American republic. For naval officers obsessed with honor and reputation, being willing to put themselves in harm's way was never a problem, but they were far less enthusiastic about taking orders from a civilian Secretary of the Navy. Accustomed to giving orders and receiving absolute obedience at sea, captains were quick to engage in blatantly insubordinate behavior towards their superiors in Washington. The civilian government did not always discourage such thinking. The new American nation needed leaders who were zealous for their honor and quick to engage in heroic acts on behalf of their nation. The most troublesome officers could also be the most effective during the Revolution and the Quasi and Barbary Wars. First Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert tolerated insubordination from "spirited" officers who secured respect for the American republic from European powers. However, by the end of the War of 1812, the culture of the Navy's officer corps had grown considerably when it came to civil-military strains. A new generation of naval officers, far more attuned to duty and subordination, had risen to prominence, and Stoddert's successors increasingly demanded recognition of civilian supremacy from the officer corps. Although the creation of the Board of Navy Commissioners in 1815 gave the officer corps a greater role in managing the Navy, by that time the authority of the Secretary of the Navy--as an extension of the president--was firmly entrenched.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic. To get started finding Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 264

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: ‎Naval Institute Press

Release: 2022

ISBN: 168247755X

Description: Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic tells the story of the creation of the American Navy. Rather than focus on the well-known frigate duels and fleet engagements, Thomas Sheppard emphasizes the overlooked story of the institutional formation of the Navy. Sheppard looks at civilian control of the military, and how this concept evolved in the early American republic. For naval officers obsessed with honor and reputation, being willing to put themselves in harm's way was never a problem, but they were far less enthusiastic about taking orders from a civilian Secretary of the Navy. Accustomed to giving orders and receiving absolute obedience at sea, captains were quick to engage in blatantly insubordinate behavior towards their superiors in Washington. The civilian government did not always discourage such thinking. The new American nation needed leaders who were zealous for their honor and quick to engage in heroic acts on behalf of their nation. The most troublesome officers could also be the most effective during the Revolution and the Quasi and Barbary Wars. First Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert tolerated insubordination from "spirited" officers who secured respect for the American republic from European powers. However, by the end of the War of 1812, the culture of the Navy's officer corps had grown considerably when it came to civil-military strains. A new generation of naval officers, far more attuned to duty and subordination, had risen to prominence, and Stoddert's successors increasingly demanded recognition of civilian supremacy from the officer corps. Although the creation of the Board of Navy Commissioners in 1815 gave the officer corps a greater role in managing the Navy, by that time the authority of the Secretary of the Navy--as an extension of the president--was firmly entrenched.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic. To get started finding Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic

Commanding Petty Despots: The American Navy in the New Republic

More Books

The lost towns of the Yorkshire coast and other chapters bearing upon the geography of the district, by Thomas Sheppard ... 1912 [Leather Bound]

The lost towns of the Yorkshire coast and other chapters bearing upon the geography of the district, by Thomas Sheppard ... 1912 [Leather Bound]

William Smith; His Maps and Memoirs, by Thomas Sheppard 1920 [Leather Bound]

William Smith; His Maps and Memoirs, by Thomas Sheppard 1920 [Leather Bound]

A descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Mortimer Museum of Archæology and Geology at Driffield. (With illustrations.) By Thomas Sheppard, F.G.S. 1900 [Leather Bound]

A descriptive catalogue of the specimens in the Mortimer Museum of Archæology and Geology at Driffield. (With illustrations.) By Thomas Sheppard, F.G.S. 1900 [Leather Bound]

Kingston-upon-Hull, before, during and after the great war / written at the request of the Peace Celebrations Committee for our boys and girls / by Thomas Sheppard

Kingston-upon-Hull, before, during and after the great war / written at the request of the Peace Celebrations Committee for our boys and girls / by Thomas Sheppard

The Substance of the Argument Delivered Before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council by Archibald John Stephens ... in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard, Against William James Early Bennett.

The Substance of the Argument Delivered Before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council by Archibald John Stephens ... in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard, Against William James Early Bennett.

The Substance of the Argument Delivered Before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ... in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard Against William ... Appendix Containing Their Lordships' Judgment

The Substance of the Argument Delivered Before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ... in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard Against William ... Appendix Containing Their Lordships' Judgment

A Job Hunter's Primer : Get and Keep the Job You Want (Paperback)--by Thomas K. Sheppard [2015 Edition] ISBN: 9781496022998

A Job Hunter's Primer : Get and Keep the Job You Want (Paperback)--by Thomas K. Sheppard [2015 Edition] ISBN: 9781496022998

The Substance of the Argument Delivered before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council / by Archibald John Stephens ... in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard against William 1872 [Leather Bound]

The Substance of the Argument Delivered before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council / by Archibald John Stephens ... in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard against William 1872 [Leather Bound]

The Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast: And Other Chapters Bearing Upon the Geography of the District (Classic Reprint) by Thomas Sheppard (2015-09-27)

The Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast: And Other Chapters Bearing Upon the Geography of the District (Classic Reprint) by Thomas Sheppard (2015-09-27)