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Author : Gardner Weld Allen
Publisher : New York, N. Y. : Russell & Russell
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007423309
Author : Sam Willis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393248838
A fascinating naval perspective on one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, which in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their independence from the greatest naval and military power on earth? The American Revolution involved a naval war of immense scope and variety, including no fewer than twenty-two navies fighting on five oceans—to say nothing of rivers and lakes. In no other war were so many large-scale fleet battles fought, one of which was the most strategically significant naval battle in all of British, French, and American history. Simultaneous naval campaigns were fought in the English Channel, the North and Mid-Atlantic, the Mediterranean, off South Africa, in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the North Sea and, of course, off the eastern seaboard of America. Not until the Second World War would any nation actively fight in so many different theaters. In The Struggle for Sea Power, Sam Willis traces every key military event in the path to American independence from a naval perspective, and he also brings this important viewpoint to bear on economic, political, and social developments that were fundamental to the success of the Revolution. In doing so Willis offers valuable new insights into American, British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian history. This unique account of the American Revolution gives us a new understanding of the influence of sea power upon history, of the American path to independence, and of the rise and fall of the British Empire.
Author : United States. Naval History Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1520 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112005302416
In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.
Author : Gardner W. Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:1120819307
Author : United States. Naval History Division,Michael J. Crawford
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
Page : 1395 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : History
ISBN : 0160724953
In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout.
Author : David Syrett
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1570032386
During the American Revolutionary War, Great Britain's Royal Navy faced foes that included, in addition to American forces, the navies of France, Spain and the Netherlands. In this operational history of a period that proved to be a turning point for one of the world's great naval powers, David Syrett presents a saga of battles, blockades, great fleet cruises and, above all, failures and lost opportunities. He explains that the British government severely underestimated the Americans' maritime strength and how that error led to devastating consequences. The seemingly invincible navy failed to muster even one decisive victory during the extensive naval conflict.
Author : Theodore Corbett
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399040457
While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the familiar ship of the line confrontations. It is also history from the bottom up, emphasizing the role of the crew as much the not always heroic officers. From naval perspective the rebellious colonies did not gain a military victory, though Benjamin Franklin was able to secure their independence at the peace table in Europe. The final chapter on the Royal Navy’s evacuation of white and black loyalists, will be examined in more detail in the author’s forthcoming Pen & Sword book.
Author : Craig L. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199394760
This fast-paced narrative charts the history of the US Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British during the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima. American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction illuminates the changes--technological, institutional, and functional--of the U.S. Navy from its days as a small frigate navy through the age of steam and steel to the modern era of electronics and missiles. Renowned naval historian Craig L. Symonds captures the evolving culture of the navy and debates between policymakers about what role the institution should play in world affairs. Internal and external challenges dramatically altered the size and character of the navy, with long periods of quiet inertia alternating with periods of crisis that spurred rapid expansion. The history of the navy reflects the history of the nation as a whole, and its many changes derive in large part from the changing role of the United States itself. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Allen Gardner Weld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1298303486
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Author : Nathan Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:1145253206
Author : Gardner W. Allen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1330187210
Excerpt from A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 2 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Christopher P. Magra
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107112148
An investigation of the Atlantic origins of the American Revolution, focusing on the British navy's impressment of American ships and mariners.
Author : Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440649103
"A treasure of a book."—David McCullough The harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye. A New York Times Notable Book America's first frontier was not the West; it was the sea, and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wilderness than Nathaniel Philbrick. In his bestselling In the Heart of the Sea Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vast Pacific. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he writes about one of the most ambitious voyages of discovery the Western world has ever seen—the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842. On a scale that dwarfed the journey of Lewis and Clark, six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean and ended up naming the newly discovered continent of Antarctica, collecting what would become the basis of the Smithsonian Institution. Combining spellbinding human drama and meticulous research, Philbrick reconstructs the dark saga of the voyage to show why, instead of being celebrated and revered as that of Lewis and Clark, it has—until now—been relegated to a footnote in the national memory. Winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize
Author : Thomas Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1814
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433002781700
Author : Nathan Miller
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002190685
Naval history of the American Revolution, which recognizes the war for independence as a maritime conflict and explores the struggle for command of the sea.