{"product_id":"selling-sea-power-ryan-d-wadle-9780806167305","title":"Selling Sea Power: Public Relations and the U.S. Navy, 1917-1941","description":"The accepted narrative of the interwar U.S. Navy is one of transformation from a battle-centric force into a force that could fight on the \"three planes\" of war: in the skies, on the water, and under the waves. The political and cultural tumult that accompanied this transformation is another story. Ryan D. Wadle's \u003ci\u003eSelling Sea Power\u003c\/i\u003e explores this little-known but critically important aspect of naval history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After World War I, the U.S. Navy faced numerous challenges: a call for naval arms limitation, the ascendancy of air power, and budgetary constraints exacerbated by the Great Depression. \u003ci\u003eSelling Sea Power\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the navy met these challenges by engaging in protracted public relations campaigns at a time when the means and methods of reaching the American public were undergoing dramatic shifts. While printed media continued to thrive, the rapidly growing film and radio industries presented new means by which the navy could connect with politicians and the public. Deftly capturing the institutional nuances and the personalities in play, Wadle tracks the U.S. Navy's at first awkward but ultimately successful manipulation of mass media. At the same time, he analyzes what the public could actually see of the service in the variety of media available to them, including visual examples from progressively more sophisticated--and effective--public relations campaigns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Integrating military policy and strategy with the history of American culture and politics, \u003ci\u003eSelling Sea Power\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique look at the complex links between the evolution of the art and industry of persuasion and the growth of the modern U.S. Navy, as well as the connections between the workings of communications and public relations and the command of military and political power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan D. Wadle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806167300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806167305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Ryan D. Wadle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149482848511,"sku":"9780806167305","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c7eb7c3-d363-429f-95b5-dd345338c384.jpg?v=1688456963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selling-sea-power-ryan-d-wadle-9780806167305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}