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Blue water patriots : the American Revolution afloat
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Blue water patriots : the American Revolution afloat

Author: James M Volo
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: James M Volo
ISBN: 0275989070 9780275989071
OCLC Number: 71004139
Description: iv, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Introduction -- 1. The enforcement crisis -- 2. The rebels under sail -- 3. Naval administration -- 4. The art of war at sea -- 5. Sea officers -- 6. The Continental Navy -- 7. Warships -- 8. Cannon and powder -- 9. George Washington's private navy -- 10. The invasion of New York -- 11. Whaleboat warriors and bateaux battalions -- 12. Invoking Poseidon -- 13. The French alliance -- 14. Prisoners of war -- 15. Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : Important vessels and commanders belonging to the North American Squadron during the Enforcement Crisis, 1764-1767 -- Appendix 2 : Disposition of the Royal Navy on the North American Station, January 1775 -- Appendix 3 : 1794 Admiralty List of Vessels of War in service or built before 1783 -- Maps -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Responsibility: James M. Volo.
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