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Major Operations of the Navies in the Wars of American Independence

Door A.T. Mahan

Major Operations of the Navies in the Wars of American Independence
CategorieGeschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer#328797
TitelMajor Operations of the Navies in the Wars of American Independence
AuteurMahan, A.T.
BoektypePaperback
UitgeverijStroud : Nonsuch Publishing
Jaar van uitgave2006
ISBN101845880358
ISBN139781845880354
TaalEngels
BeschrijvingPaperback, illustrations and maps in b/w, 8vo.
SamenvattingIn 1775, the Continental Navy numbered around 100 ships. In contrast, the British Navy had 270 ships, and by 1783 had increased the number to 468. Despite this disparity, the Royal Navy suffered severely in the Wars of American Independence, largely through the actions of privateers, losing through sinking or capture nearly 200 ships. After 1778, when the British also had to face the fleets of France and Spain, American privateers multiplied. They inflicted severe damage on British ships and trade, costing Britain about 2,000 ships and 12,000 men captured. For the American Revolution to succeed, sea-borne trade with the rest of the world had to be maintained. A. T. Mahan's masterly account of this neglected aspect of the wars brings to the fore the importance of the often ferocious engagements in the struggle for mastery of the sea, on the outcome of which hung the prospects of an Empire and the very course of history.
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