MICHAEL LINDBERG is Associate Professor of Geography at Elmhurst College. His interests include naval and military geography, geopolitical analysis and naval history. He is a LCDR in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and is author of Geographical Impact on Coastal Defense Navies: Brown, Green and Blue-Water Fleets and Shipbuilding Industries (both with Daniel Todd) and The Persian Gulf Naval Arms Race: Myth or Reality?. DANIEL TODD is Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of nine books, including two with Michael Lindberg, and numerous journal articles. His research interests include economic geography with a strong concentration in East Asian topics.
[T]his is a useful overview of an industrial phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century, reflecting the strength of economic and industrial history in the field. -The Northern Mariner [W]ell-written and researched....[t]he reader will learn a great deal from this book in the comparative sense. That is its strength, when so often before separate studies of development have held sway. -International Journal of Maritime History [A] detailed study of merchant and naval ship-building in the United States and Great Britain over the entirety of the twentieth century....[p]rovides an excellent overview of this broad scene. -EH.NET �T�his is a useful overview of an industrial phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century, reflecting the strength of economic and industrial history in the field. -The Northern Mariner �A� detailed study of merchant and naval ship-building in the United States and Great Britain over the entirety of the twentieth century....�p�rovides an excellent overview of this broad scene. -EH.NET �W�ell-written and researched....�t�he reader will learn a great deal from this book in the comparative sense. That is its strength, when so often before separate studies of development have held sway. -International Journal of Maritime History ?[T]his is a useful overview of an industrial phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century, reflecting the strength of economic and industrial history in the field.?-The Northern Mariner ?[A] detailed study of merchant and naval ship-building in the United States and Great Britain over the entirety of the twentieth century....[p]rovides an excellent overview of this broad scene.?-EH.NET ?[W]ell-written and researched....[t]he reader will learn a great deal from this book in the comparative sense. That is its strength, when so often before separate studies of development have held sway.?-International Journal of Maritime History