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Utmost gallantry : the U.S. and Royal Navies at sea in the War of 1812 /
Focusing on the oceanic war rather than the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea--one of the largest fleets in the world and a small, upstart navy just three decades old. While American naval leadership searched for a means...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Annapolis, Md. :
Naval Institute Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Focusing on the oceanic war rather than the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea--one of the largest fleets in the world and 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, McCranie evaluates entire cruises by American and British men-of-war, noting both successes and failures and how they transl. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 365 pages) : illustrations, portraits, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781612510637 1612510639 159114504X 9781591145042 1280664304 9781280664304 9786613641236 6613641235 |