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The United States Merchant Marine in World War I: Ships, Crews, Shipbuilders, and Operators

机译：第一次世界大战中的美国商船：船舶，船员，造船商和操作员

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Although much has been written about America's role in the First World War, the author of this book considers that the part played by the US Merchant Marine has been under-represented, and he sets out to repair this omission. His work comprises two rather different aspects of the topic. About two-fifths of the text provides a narrative of the War insofar as it affected American merchant shipping; the author explains that while the USA possessed a large merchant fleet in 1914, only a small part of it was engaged in oceanic trade, since the costs of building and operating American ships for international routes were signifkandy higher than in other countries. Consequently, when war broke out and foreign (mainly British) ships were needed elsewhere, America was obliged to adopt drastic measures to fill the gap. The narrative is somewhat episodic, and alternates between sober accounts of changes in government policy, and dramatic tales about the sinking or capture of particular vessels. Sometimes, the author (who it seems cannot resist a good story) veers off into matters which do not, strictly speaking, concern the US Merchant Marine at all, such as the brief career of the German mercantile submarine Deutschland.
机译：尽管有关美国在第一次世界大战中的作用的文章已很多，但该书的作者认为美国商人海军陆战队所扮演的角色没有得到足够的代表，他着手弥补这一遗漏。他的工作包括该主题的两个截然不同的方面。大约五分之二的文字描述了战争，因为它影响了美国商人的航运。作者解释说，尽管美国在1914年拥有庞大的商船队，但其中只有一小部分从事海洋贸易，因为建造和运营用于国际航线的美国船只的成本明显高于其他国家。因此，当战争爆发并在其他地方需要外国（主要是英国）船只时，美国不得不采取严厉措施来填补这一空白。叙述有些是情节性的，在对政府政策变化的清醒叙述与有关沉没或俘获特定船只的戏剧性故事之间交替出现。有时，作者（看来似乎无法抗拒好故事）转向完全不涉及美国商船的事情，例如德国商业潜艇Deutschland的短暂职业。

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