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- catalog abstract ""Broadsides covers the naval side of the American Revolution, the twenty-two year struggle between Britain's hard-pressed Royal Navy and France that began in 1793, the foundation of the U.S. Navy and America's forgotten undeclared naval war with France along with their struggle against the Barbary pirates, and closes with the War of 1812. One man, the legendary Horatio Nelson, epitomizes this era, and his personal story is the keel of this book, although the tale continues for another decade following Nelson's tragic death at Trafalgar at the height of victory." "Written with a sense of adventure and teeming with detail, Broadsides not only clearly reconstructs the naval battles of the era, but integrates them with the political and social forces that shaped our world. Broadsides also provides a textured look at the lives of the men and - in an astonishing number of cases - the women who served in the swift-sailing frigates and mighty ships of the line. Based on exhaustive research drawn from log books, official reports, letters, and memoirs, Miller presents an irresistible, brilliant exploration of the Age of Fighting Sail. The result is a adventure in which the steadfastness of those serving at sea in that long-ago era have much to teach us in the modern age."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11725332.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Attack, Take, or Destroy" -- Uncombined Operations -- Revolution Becomes World War -- Sea Fights--Classic Style -- "The World ... Turned Upside Down" -- Sea Fight--New Style -- "Heart of Oak" -- "To Glory We Steer" -- "Engage the Enemy Closer" -- "Nelson's Patent Bridge" -- "A Breeze at Spithead" -- Proud New Frigates -- "A Band of Brothers" -- "Naples Is a Dangerous Place" -- Of Nelson and the North -- "To the Shores of Tripoli" -- " ... He Will Not Come by Water" -- The Long Watch -- "England Expects ..." -- " ... The Beautiful Precision of Our Fire" -- Free Trade and Sailors' Rights -- Tattered Ensigns -- The Composition of the Royal Navy, 1793-1816 -- Nelson's Trafalgar Memorandum.".
- catalog description ""Broadsides covers the naval side of the American Revolution, the twenty-two year struggle between Britain's hard-pressed Royal Navy and France that began in 1793, the foundation of the U.S. Navy and America's forgotten undeclared naval war with France along with their struggle against the Barbary pirates, and closes with the War of 1812. One man, the legendary Horatio Nelson, epitomizes this era, and his personal story is the keel of this book, although the tale continues for another decade following Nelson's tragic death at Trafalgar at the height of victory."".
- catalog description ""Written with a sense of adventure and teeming with detail, Broadsides not only clearly reconstructs the naval battles of the era, but integrates them with the political and social forces that shaped our world. Broadsides also provides a textured look at the lives of the men and - in an astonishing number of cases - the women who served in the swift-sailing frigates and mighty ships of the line. Based on exhaustive research drawn from log books, official reports, letters, and memoirs, Miller presents an irresistible, brilliant exploration of the Age of Fighting Sail. The result is a adventure in which the steadfastness of those serving at sea in that long-ago era have much to teach us in the modern age."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-380) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 388 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Broadsides.".
- catalog identifier "0471185175 (acid-free)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Broadsides.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : J. Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Broadsides.".
- catalog subject "359/.009/033 21".
- catalog subject "D215 .M55 2000".
- catalog subject "Naval history, Modern 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Naval history, Modern 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents ""Attack, Take, or Destroy" -- Uncombined Operations -- Revolution Becomes World War -- Sea Fights--Classic Style -- "The World ... Turned Upside Down" -- Sea Fight--New Style -- "Heart of Oak" -- "To Glory We Steer" -- "Engage the Enemy Closer" -- "Nelson's Patent Bridge" -- "A Breeze at Spithead" -- Proud New Frigates -- "A Band of Brothers" -- "Naples Is a Dangerous Place" -- Of Nelson and the North -- "To the Shores of Tripoli" -- " ... He Will Not Come by Water" -- The Long Watch -- "England Expects ..." -- " ... The Beautiful Precision of Our Fire" -- Free Trade and Sailors' Rights -- Tattered Ensigns -- The Composition of the Royal Navy, 1793-1816 -- Nelson's Trafalgar Memorandum.".
- catalog title "Broadsides : the age of fighting sail, 1775-1815 / Nathan Miller.".
- catalog type "text".