Naval Presence and the Interwar US Navy and Marine Corps: Forward Deployment, Crisis Response, and the Tyranny of History

This book examines the US Navy and Marine Corps during the interwar years from a new perspective.

Benjamin Armstrong is an officer in the U.S. Navy and an associate professor of War Studies and Naval History at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author or an editor of four books, including Small Boats and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy (2019).