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Book Synopsis Captain Blakeley and the Wasp by : Stephen W. H. Duffy
Download or read book Captain Blakeley and the Wasp written by Stephen W. H. Duffy and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Until now there has never been a full biography of Johnston Blakeley, one of America's most accomplished naval commanders in the Age of Sail. When he went down with his sloop-of-war Wasp in 1815, most of his papers went with him, and the circumstances of his death have yet to be fully explained. Stephen Duffy has resurrected the remarkable life and career of this forgotten hero by consulting previously untapped sources on both sides of the Atlantic and in the process paints a vivid portrait of the early American navy in war and peace." "The focus of this book is the Wasp's historic cruise of 1814, when Blakeley defeated a larger force, with fewer resources, in waters closer to British soil, and in less time than any other American commander. In fact, Captain Blakeley was the only naval officer to take two enemy vessels of similar size in a single cruise - the Reindeer and the Avon - one a hard-fought boarding action, the other a night battle. Unlike his fellow ship captains, Blakeley followed orders and pressed the attack, paying the ultimate price."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis The Medallic History of the United States of America, 1776-1876 by : Joseph Florimond de Loubat
Download or read book The Medallic History of the United States of America, 1776-1876 written by Joseph Florimond de Loubat and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by : J. F. Loubat
Download or read book The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 written by J. F. Loubat and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following book covers the history behind the development and distribution of U.S. Army Force medals since the year that the U.S. became independent. These include service ribbons and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments while serving as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.
Book Synopsis History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain by : Henry Marie Brackenridge
Download or read book History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain written by Henry Marie Brackenridge and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America by : David Bailie Warden
Download or read book A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America written by David Bailie Warden and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Statistical, Political And Historical Account Of The Unites States Of North America ; From The Period Of Their First Colonization To The Present Day by : David Bailie Warden
Download or read book A Statistical, Political And Historical Account Of The Unites States Of North America ; From The Period Of Their First Colonization To The Present Day written by David Bailie Warden and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Utmost Gallantry by : Kevin D McCranie
Download or read book Utmost Gallantry written by Kevin D McCranie and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1912 by : Benson John Lossing
Download or read book Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1912 written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Naval History of Great Britain by : William James
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. by : William James
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Naval History of Great Britain: 1811-1827 by : William James
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain: 1811-1827 written by William James and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William M. James's Naval History is one of the most valuable works in the English language on the operation of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. James corresponded widely with the survivors of the events he describes. By carefully evaluating and balancing conflicting reports and testimonies, he achieved an accuracy often lacking in later studies. The original five volumes were published in 1822 to 1824, with a six-volume edition appearing in 1826. This new hard-cover edition, with an introduction by the noted naval historian Andrew Lambert as well as an index for each volume, provides both scholars and maritime enthusiasts an accessible and affordable edition of this important work. Volume V features the 1808-1811 operations of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas, as well as its involvement in the Peninsular War. In Volume VI, the United States enters the war at sea, and the 1811-1827 battles feature vessels such as the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, Chesapeake and Shannon, United States and Macedonian.
Book Synopsis Battles of America by Sea and Land by : Robert Tomes
Download or read book Battles of America by Sea and Land written by Robert Tomes and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 1812 written by Jon Latimer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listen to a short interview with Jon Latimer Host: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & Crane In the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleonic wars. The British viewed the War of 1812 as an ill-fated attempt by the young American republic to annex Canada. For British Canada, populated by many loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, this was a war for survival. The Americans aimed both to assert their nationhood on the global stage and to expand their territory northward and westward. Americans would later find in this war many iconic moments in their national story--the bombardment of Fort McHenry (the inspiration for Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner); the Battle of Lake Erie; the burning of Washington; the death of Tecumseh; Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans--but their war of conquest was ultimately a failure. Even the issues of neutrality and impressment that had triggered the war were not resolved in the peace treaty. For Britain, the war was subsumed under a long conflict to stop Napoleon and to preserve the empire. The one lasting result of the war was in Canada, where the British victory eliminated the threat of American conquest, and set Canadians on the road toward confederation. Latimer describes events not merely through the eyes of generals, admirals, and politicians but through those of the soldiers, sailors, and ordinary people who were directly affected. Drawing on personal letters, diaries, and memoirs, he crafts an intimate narrative that marches the reader into the heat of battle.
Book Synopsis Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902 by :
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Book Synopsis Harper's New Monthly Magazine by : Henry Mills Alden
Download or read book Harper's New Monthly Magazine written by Henry Mills Alden and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.
Book Synopsis A History of the War of 1812-'15 Between the United States and Great Britain by : Rossiter Johnson
Download or read book A History of the War of 1812-'15 Between the United States and Great Britain written by Rossiter Johnson and published by New York : Dodd, Mead & Company. This book was released on 1882 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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