Download or read book Gray Steel and Blue Water Navy written by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III) and published by Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books/The Shoestring Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise history of the birth of the modern U.S. military-industrial complex from 1881-1917 including : shipbuilding, armor and armament, and business relationships between the government, the military and industry. Set in the populist and progressive eras, questions arose as to whether the U.S. should use public or private financing or an amalgamation of those production programs for materiel, construction, and tools of war. The author uses the Navy as a case study for analyzing institutional reactions, and national policies and requirements in economic, political, strategic, and technological sectors.