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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Willis, Sam, author.     Subjects     United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Willis, Sam, author.       by title:      The struggle for sea...         MARC Display

The struggle for sea power : a naval history of the American Revolution / Sam Willis. by Willis, Sam, author. New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, 2016. Subjects United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations. ISBN:  9780393239928 (hardcover) : 0393239926 (hardcover) Description:  xxxiv, 572 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm Edition:  First American edition. Contents:  American Revolution, 1773-1775. British pyre ; American origins ; European gunpowder ; Canadian invasion ; Colonial sea power ; British evacuation -- Civil war, 1776-1777. British attack ; Freshwater fleets ; American riposte ; British surrender ; American sea power -- World war, 1778-1780. 1778 : Bourbon alliance ; French firepower ; British survival ; Caribbean Sea ; Indian empire ; 1779 : Spanish patience ; Bourbon invasion ; British resourcefulness ; Caribbean crisis ; French incompetence ; American destruction ; 1780, British dominance ; Allied recommitment ; Spanish skill ; Russian meddling -- American independence, 1781. Dutch disaster ; British obsession ; French escapes ; Allied success. Requests:  0 Summary:  "A naval perspective on how the American Revolution was successfully waged against the 18th century's most established naval and military power in spite of limited American resources shares key insights into the histories of multiple countries and contributing economic, political and social factors,"--NoveList.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.35 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.35 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.35 Willis Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.35 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.35 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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