Foreword p. viiThe Honorable Donald C. Winter, Seventy-Fourth Secretary of the NavyOverview p. 1Michael J. CrawfordThe Ships p. 9Robert J. CressmanThe Sailors p. 23Michael J. CrawfordNarrative p. 33JO2 Mike McKinleyAssessment p. 91James R. RecknerThe Final Word p. 103President Theodore Roosevelt on the Achievement of the Great White FleetIllustration Credits p. 104Endnotes p. 104Acknowledgments p. 106