Broke Of The Shannon

Author : Tim Voelcker
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321793

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Captain Broke's victory in 1813 over Captain Lawrence of USS Chesapeake, which was to have far reaching influence on the future of North America, did much to restore the morale of the Royal Navy, shattered by three successive defeats in single-ship duels with US frigates, and stunned the American nation which had come to expect success.??2013 sees the bicentenary of the battle and this new book seeks to reverse the neglect shown by most modern historians of one of Britain's finest frigate captains, who by his skill, determination and leadership won one of the bloodiest naval duels the world has seen. Even now both Britain and the USA claim to have won the war but only Canada, the third country heavily involved, can fully claim to have done so, for the peace that followed established her as an independent nation.??Leading historians from all three countries have joined to give their sometimes conflicting views on different aspects in a way to interest and entertain general readers, as well as challenge academics. It is a tale of political and military blunders, courage and cowardice in battle, a bloody ship-to-ship fight, and technical innovation in the hitherto crude methods of naval gunnery. It also tells the human story of Broke's determination to achieve victory so he could return to his wife and children after seven lonely years at sea.??The near-fatal wound Broke received in hand-to-hand fighting as he boarded the Chesapeake meant that he never served again at sea, but his work on naval gunnery, paid for out of his own pocket, transformed Admiralty thinking and led to the establishment of the British naval school of gunnery, HMS Excellent. This Bicentenary year of his victory is timely for an up-to-date, wide-ranging work incorporating the latest thinking; this is the book.??As seen in the East Anglian Daily Times and the Ipswich Star.

Author : Tim Voelcker
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473831322

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Captain Broke's victory in 1813 over Captain Lawrence of USS Chesapeake, which was to have far reaching influence on the future of North America, did much to restore the morale of the Royal Navy, shattered by three successive defeats in single-ship duels with US frigates, and stunned the American nation which had come to expect success.2013 sees the bicentenary of the battle and this new book seeks to reverse the neglect shown by most modern historians of one of Britain's finest frigate captains, who by his skill, determination and leadership won one of the bloodiest naval duels the world has seen. Even now both Britain and the USA claim to have won the war but only Canada, the third country heavily involved, can fully claim to have done so, for the peace that followed established her as an independent nation.Leading historians from all three countries have joined to give their sometimes conflicting views on different aspects in a way to interest and entertain general readers, as well as challenge academics. It is a tale of political and military blunders, courage and cowardice in battle, a bloody ship-to-ship fight, and technical innovation in the hitherto crude methods of naval gunnery. It also tells the human story of Broke's determination to achieve victory so he could return to his wife and children after seven lonely years at sea.The near-fatal wound Broke received in hand-to-hand fighting as he boarded the Chesapeake meant that he never served again at sea, but his work on naval gunnery, paid for out of his own pocket, transformed Admiralty thinking and led to the establishment of the British naval school of gunnery, HMS Excellent. This Bicentenary year of his victory is timely for an up-to-date, wide-ranging work incorporating the latest thinking; this is the book.As seen in the East Anglian Daily Times and the Ipswich Star.

Author : Peter Padfield
Publisher : London : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Cruise ships
ISBN : UCAL:$B747322

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In June, 1813, Captain Philip Broke od the Royal Navy sent a challenge to equal combat to the American Captain Lawrence. It was the climax of years of waiting for a chance to distinguish himself and it succeeded an unbroken list of five American single-ship victories. The author describes the action as recorded in contemporary documents and survivors' accounts.

Author : Tim Voelcker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1473832748

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Captain Broke''s victory in 1813 over Captain Lawrence of USS Chesapeake, which was to have far reaching influence on the future of North America, did much to restore the morale of the Royal Navy, shattered by three successive defeats in single-ship duels with US frigates, and stunned the American nation which had come to expect success. 2013 sees the bicentenary of the battle and this new book seeks to reverse the neglect shown by most modern historians of one of Britain''s finest frigate captains, who by his skill, determination and leadership won one of the bloodiest naval duels the world has seen. Even now both Britain and the USA claim to have won the war but only Canada, the third country heavily involved, can fully claim to have done so, for the peace that followed established her as an independent nation. Leading historians from all three countries have joined to give their sometimes conflicting views on different aspects in a way to interest and entertain general readers, as well as challenge academics. It is a tale of political and military blunders, courage and cowardice in battle, a bloody ship-to-ship fight, and technical innovation in the hitherto crude methods of naval gunnery. It also tells the human story of Broke''s determination to achieve victory so he could return to his wife and children after seven lonely years at sea. The near-fatal wound Broke received in hand-to-hand fighting as he boarded the Chesapeake meant that he never served again at sea, but his work on naval gunnery, paid for out of his own pocket, transformed Admiralty thinking and led to the establishment of the British naval school of gunnery, HMS Excellent. This Bicentenary year of his victory is timely for an up-to-date, wide-ranging work incorporating the latest thinking; this is the book. As seen in the East Anglian Daily Times and the Ipswich Star.

Author : George Henry Preble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:32044090103383

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The Chesapeake and Shannon, June 1, 1813 by George Henry Preble Pdf

Author : John C. Fredriksen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781576076040

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America's Military Adversaries by John C. Fredriksen Pdf

This work chronicles the lives and accomplishments of over 200 enemies who have fought, plotted, spied on, and in some instances defeated U.S. forces over the past three centuries. Books on American military heroes abound. But this book is the first to focus on America's talented enemies—the generals, admirals, Indian chiefs and warriors, submarine captains, fighter pilots, and spies who opposed the United States with military force or other means. Often these military leaders were among the best minds of their times. For more than two centuries, the new nation's most constant military opponents were the Native Americans, led by such capable chiefs as American Horse and Little Wolf. Under D'Iberville, Canada's French colonialists became formidable foes, but they were soon surpassed by the rigorously disciplined redcoats of Great Britain under Howe and Cornwallis. Ironically, the most effective enemies in the history of the United States were not the leaders of foreign military forces—like Mexico's Santa Anna, Japan's Yamamoto, or Vietnam's Vo Nguyen Giap. They arose from among its own citizens during the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history.

Author : Kevin D McCranie
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612510637

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Utmost Gallantry by Kevin D McCranie Pdf

Focusing on the oceanic war rather than on the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea, one the largest navies in the world, the other a small, upstart navy just three decades old. While American naval leadership searched for a means of contesting Britain’s naval dominance, the English sought to destroy the U.S. Navy and protect its oceanic highways. Instead of describing battles between opposing warships, Kevin McCranie evaluates entire cruises by American and British men-of-war, noting both successes and failures and how they translated into broader strategies. In the process, his study becomes a history of how the two navies fought the oceanic war, linking high-level governmental decisions about strategy to the operational use of fleets in the Atlantic and Caribbean and from the south Pacific to the Indian Ocean. This comprehensive work offers a balanced appraisal of the sea war, taking into account the strategic considerations of both sides and how the leadership from each side assessed, planned, and implemented operational concepts. It draws on a wealth of British and American archival sources to help the reader understand strategic imperatives and the correlation between these imperatives and why the oceanic war was conducted in the manner it was. All American warships cruises, not just those that resulted in battles, are covered, but the author’s action-packed accounts of battles hold special appeal.

Author : Adams, Henry
Publisher : Best Books on
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1891-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781623767129

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History of the United States During the Administration of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Volume 7 by Adams, Henry Pdf

Author : John George Brighton,Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Admirals
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019248640

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Admiral Sir P. B. V. Broke ... by John George Brighton,Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke Pdf

Author : Hugh James Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Biography
ISBN : UCAL:$B468831

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A New General Biographical Dictionary: ed. by Thomas Wright by Hugh James Rose Pdf

Author : Charles Robert Knight
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385504936

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The Popular History of England. An Illustrated History of Society and Government from the Earliest Period to Our Own Times by Charles Robert Knight Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Author : Anthony Bruce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135935344

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Encyclopedia of Naval History by Anthony Bruce Pdf

From the beginnings of the age of sail and firearms to the present day, the Encyclopedia of Naval History provides a complete and comprehensive guide to world naval history.

Author : Charles Knight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : HARVARD:HWKFZQ

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The Popular History of England by Charles Knight Pdf

Author : Archibald Alison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Europe
ISBN : OSU:32435029242120

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History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M. DCC. LXXXiX to the Restoration of the Bourbons in M. DCCC. XV. by Archibald Alison Pdf

Author : Shannon Lee Simmons
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781443454469

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Worry-Free Money by Shannon Lee Simmons Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A fresh way to think about your money." David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber Stop budgeting. Start living. Managing your money can be frustrating and confusing. Life is expensive. Whether you make $30,000 or $130,000 a year, it can feel like you’re constantly broke. Can you afford that new car, that vacation, that night out? You think so, but it feels impossible to know. And rigid budgets that force you to spend your money in unrealistic ways (like $9.50 per week for pants) don’t make things any clearer. But what if there was a new way to manage your money? One that left you certain you had your bases covered—both for your monthly bills and your future retirement—and then let you enjoy your money by spending it. (Yes, really.) Enter Shannon Lee Simmons, a fresh voice in the world of personal finance, one who understands the new and very real pressures to survive modern life and keep up in the age of social media. Shannon doesn’t lecture, judge or patronize. The founder of the wildly popular New School of Finance, Shannon recognized that most of her thousands of financial planning clients felt broke, no matter what their income. And feeling broke can be as bad as actually being broke, because it leads to overspending and misery. So she came up with a new plan: Worry-Free Money. Worry-Free Money takes a fresh approach to finances, looking at the root cause of the pressure to spend and showing why traditional budgets don’t work. It is a deeply practical book that will help you break the cycle of guilt, understand why you overspend, banish unhappy spending from your life, learn to recognize your f*ck it moments and find hope—and fun—in getting your money under control.