George Washington's Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071628258 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Past recipients have included David McCullough and Patrick O'Brian.. The first is the Rodney Houghton Award, given by the National Maritime Historical Society for the best article of the year in its popular Sea History Magazine. This particular article was an excerpt from George Washington's Secret Navy telling the story of naval battle that took place in Machias, Maine, in 1775, the "Lexington and Concord of the Sea."The second award given to the book is the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, presented by the Naval Order of the United States to the author "who by his published writings has made a substantial contribution to the preservation of the history and traditions of the United States Navy." The Morison Award is one of the country's top honors given to maritime authors. From the Back CoverGeorge Washington's Secret Navy has been the happy recipient of t
Y. Boyd Award for Best Military Fiction. James L. For more, see jameslnelson.. Nelson's fifteen books include the critically acclaimed nonfiction Benedict Arnold's Navy and several novels set in the age of sail. Glory in the Name won the American Library Association's W
gross_fruit said Bad title, great book. I had just finished Patriot Pirates and was completely disappointed in it so it was with a bit of trepidation that I began this book. The title smacked of bad marketing but to my pleasant surprise the content was fantastic.The story of the Siege of Boston has been told many times but never from the naval perspective. The author makes an interesting read and a compelling. Grover Smith said Birth of the American Navy. George Washington credited as Father of this Country . This book shows that not Only was he the Father of the U.S.Army but of the U.S. Navy , just a couple of more reasons for that title. He saw a need then quickly saw the value of a Navel force as a way to strike at the enemy while his Army locked in a siege His navy could and did help raise morale of New England . It . Early American Sea Power In George Washington's Secret Navy, James L. Nelson tells the story of the beginnings of American sea power in the Revolution. The book covers the Siege of Boston (June 1775 to March 1776) when Washington took over the nascent Continental Army and quickly realized that he didn't have the assets to do more that continue the siege. He proceeded to arm several small schoon
Mining previously overlooked sources, James L. In 1775 General George Washington secretly armed a handful of small ships and sent them to sea against the world’s mightiest navyFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Benedict Arnold’s Navy, here is the story of how America’s first commander-in-chief--whose previous military experience had been entirely on land--nursed the fledgling American Revolution through a season of stalemate by sending troops to sea. Nelson’s swiftly moving narrative shows that George Washi