Silent Strategists: Harding, Denby, and the U.S. Navy's Trans-Pacific Offensive, World War II [Paperback]

Few historians have looked beyond the Teapot Dome scandal and examined the naval policies of President Warren Harding and his secretary of navy, Edwin Denby. Both sponsored policies that nourished the nations industrial infrastructure. Their legacy would yield a dividend of growth, production, employment, and ultimately, national security. In this revised edition, Professor Manley R. Irwin brings forth an innovative approach to researching these policies, papers, and archives, adding additional research from new documents which expand, enhance, and complement the first edition. The book argues that Harding and Denby exercised unusual foresight in preparing the navy for a war against Japan. Both individuals promulgated structural changes in the department and adopted a set of management tools that would redound to the navy in its prosecution of its Pacific offensive in World War II. Irwin's thorough investigation and addition of new evidence from original documents provides invaluable details and insights into the lasting legacy of the Harding administration.Manley R. Irwin is professor emeritus of economics at the University of New Hampshires Whittemore School of Business and Economics. His writings appear in books, periodicals, and conference proceedings.

Preface
Introduction
1. The Wilson Administration, 1913-1921
2. The Harding Administration, 1921-1923
3. The Coolidge-Hoover Administration, 1923-1933
4. The Franklin Roosevelt Administration, 1933-1941
5. The Pacific Campaign, 1941-1945
6. The Silent Strategists
7. The Destruction of Edwin Denby
8. The Denby Interval
Selected bibliography
Index