Willis, Sam, <br/><br/>
The struggle for sea power :  a naval history of the American Revolution / 
Sam Willis. 
 - First American edition. 
 - xxxiv, 572 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-544) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393239928 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015035018 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Naval operations.--Revolution, 1775-1783<br/>Estados Unidos--Historia--Operaciones navales.--Revolución, 1775-1783
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 E 271  / W735s 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.3