| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xxxiv, 572 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-544) and index. |
| Note(S) |
Originally published in Great Britain under the title "The struggle for sea power: a naval history of American Independence" in 2014. |
| Summary |
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? |
| Contents |
Part I. American Revolution, 1773-1775. British pyre ; American origins ; European gunpowder ; Canadian invasion ; Colonial sea power ; British evacuation -- Part II. Civil war, 1776-1777. British attack ; Freshwater fleets ; American riposte ; British surrender ; American sea power -- Part III. World war, 1778-1780. Bourbon alliance ; French firepower ; British survival ; Caribbean Sea ; Indian empire ; Spanish patience ; Bourbon invasion ; British resourcefulness ; Caribbean crisis ; French incompetence ; American destruction ; British dominance ; Allied recommitment ; Spanish skill ; Russian meddling -- Part IV. American independence, 1781 ; Dutch disaster ; British obsession ; French escapes ; Allied success -- Epilogue. |
| Subject(S) |
Naval tactics -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations.
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| Added Title |
Naval history of the American Revolution |
| ISBN |
9780393239928 (hardcover) |
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0393239926 (hardcover) |
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