Naval Documents of the American Revolution
Title | Naval Documents of the American Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Naval History Division |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | United States |
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The Reestablishment of the Navy, 1787-1801
Title | The Reestablishment of the Navy, 1787-1801 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Crawford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution
Title | The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Willis |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 672 |
Release | 2016-02-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0393248836 |
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.
Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North America
Title | Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North America PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Continental Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1775 |
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The U.S. Navy
Title | The U.S. Navy PDF eBook |
Author | Craig L. Symonds |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199394946 |
This brisk narrative charts the history of the United States Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through its emergence as a global power amid the world wars of the twentieth century and finally to its current role as a superpower in the twenty-first century.
History of United States Naval Operations
Title | History of United States Naval Operations PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Field, Jr. |
Publisher | University Press of the Pacific |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2001-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780898756753 |
Americans think of the Korean War as death and hardship in the bitter hills of Korea. It was certainly this, and for those who fought this is what they generally saw. Yet every foot of the struggles forward, every step of the retreats, the overwhelming victories, the withdrawals and last ditch stands had their seagoing support and overtones. The spectacular ones depended wholly on amphibious power -- the capability of the twentieth century scientific Navy to overwhelm land-bound forces at the point of contact. Yet the all pervading influence of the sea was present even when no major landing or retirement or reinforcement highlighted its effect. When navies clash in gigantic battle or hurl troops ashore under irresistible concentration of ship-borne guns and planes, nations understand that sea power is working. It is not so easy to understand that this tremendous force may effect its will silently, steadily, irresistibly even though no battles occur. No clearer example exists of this truth in wars dark record than in Korea. Communist-controlled North Korea had slight power at sea except for Soviet mines. So beyond this strong underwater phase the United States Navy and allies had little opposition on the water. It is, therefore, easy to fail to recognize the decisive role navies played in this war fought without large naval battles.
Benedict Arnold's Navy
Title | Benedict Arnold's Navy PDF eBook |
Author | James L. Nelson |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2006-05-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0071502246 |
An epic story of one man’s devotion to the American cause In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold’s treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion. Benedict Arnold’s Navy is the dramatic chronicle of that desperate battle and of the extraordinary events that occurred on the American Revolution’s critical northern front. Written with captivating narrative vitality, this landmark book shows how Benedict Arnold’s fearless leadership against staggering odds in a northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he would later try to betray. Praise for James L. Nelson: "James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language." --Patrick O'Brian, author of Master and Commander "James L. Nelson tells this story with clarity and literary skill and with such ease and order that the reader feels he is attending a dissertation on history given by a consummate lecturer." --Ron Berthel, Associated Press, on Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, winner of the American Library Association’s 2004 Award for Best Military History "It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I’ve read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy. It’s a triumph of imagination and good, taut writing . . . " --Bernard Cornwell on Glory in the Name, winner of the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award