Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815
Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815 What did it take--logistically and operationally--for the small and underfunded US Navy to face the battle-hardened Royal Navy in the War of 1812? In this riveting…
Specifikacia Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815
Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815
What did it take--logistically and operationally--for the small and underfunded US Navy to face the battle-hardened Royal Navy in the War of 1812? In this riveting book, William S. Find out in this book, the magnum opus of one of the deans of American naval history.When the War of 1812 broke out, the newly formed and cash-strapped United States faced Great Britain, the world's foremost sea power, with a navy that had largely fallen into disrepair and neglect.
What did it take, he asks, for the US Navy to build, fit-out, man, provision, and send fighting ships to sea for extended periods of time during the War of 1812?When the British blockade of 1813-14 severely constrained American sea trade, reducing the government's income and Dudley presents the most complete history of the inner workings of the US Navy Department during the conflict, which lasted until 1815.
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