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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British in the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima. The book illuminates the changes—technological, institutional, and...
Author
Series
Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 5
Publisher
Fawcett Crest
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
"You could get addicted to this series. Easily." --The New York Times Book Review. 1788--Bahamas Squadron . . . A fighter, rogue, and ladies man, Alan Lewrie has done the unthinkable and gotten himself hitched--to a woman and a ship! The woman is the lovely Caroline Chiswick. The ship is the gun ketch, Alacrity, bound for the Bahamas and a bloody game of cat and mouse with the pirates who ply the lunatic winds there. But while war comes naturally...
7) Destroyers
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone High/Low Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, weapons, missions, and possible future of Navy destroyers.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the great naval leaders of our time, a master class in decision making under pressure through the stories of nine famous acts of leadership in battle drawn from the history of the United States Navy, with outcomes both glorious and notorious. At the heart of Admiral James Stavridis's training as a naval officer was the preparation to lead sailors in combat, to face the decisive moment in battle when it arises and make the best decision...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The mass market edition of the New York Times Bestseller. This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa routinely captured American...
15) American naval history: an illustrated chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present
Author
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Author
Series
Richard Bolitho novels volume 2
Publisher
Putnan
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
Aboard the 28-gun frigate Destiny in 1774, Lt. Richard Bolitho is astounded when he learns of the ship's mission. The Destiny must travel 5,000 miles, dodging political enemies and pirates, to recover a fabulous treasure for His Majesty. As the swift British ship moves toward the warm seas of Rio, Bolitho sails into an adventure that will alter both his career and his heart.
Publisher
A and E
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Loyalty: Peacetime (1807) Hornblower forced to make a living at the gaming tables and caught up in a budding romance with his landlady's daughter, Maria. Hornblower goes on a reconnaissance mission that uncovers French perfidy, leading to renewed war. Complications arise when he is betrayed and temporarily imprisoned. Hornblower and Maria get married.
Duty: Admiral Pellew's sends Hornblower off in search of his old mate Bracegirdle, whose sloop Grasshopper...
18) The king's coat
Author
Series
Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 1
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Alan Lewrie is a scandalous young rake whose amorous adventures ashore lead to his being shipped off to the Navy. Lewrie finds that he is a born sailor, although life at sea is a stark contrast to the London social whirl to which he had become accustomed. As his career advances, he finds the life of a naval officer suits him.
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Language
English
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Here is the maiden voyage of O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, which follows the unique friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent.
It is the dawn of the nineteenth century; Britain is at war with Napoleon's France. When Jack Aubrey, a young lieutenant in Nelson's navy, is promoted to captain, he inherits command of HMS Sophie, an old, slow brig unlikely to make his fortune.
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Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Following the naval victories of the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War, the United States is finally expanding its navy to take a place of prominence in world affairs. Bliven Putnam, now Captain of the sloop of war Rappahannock, has come into his own as a leader and is ordered to the Pacific. But with this new tour of duty to last more than two years, his patient wife, Clarity, unwilling to accept such a brief time together, at last puts her...
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