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The struggle for sea power : a naval history of the American Revolution / Sam Willis.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, 2016Edition: First American editionDescription: xxxiv, 572 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393239928 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.3 23
LOC classification:
  • 002 E 271 W735s 2016
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.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 E 271 W735s 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000114582

Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-544) and index.

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.

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