Born to rule the seas : the Navy during Andrew Jackson's presidency and the genesis of American naval power

The 1830s is an overlooked period in American naval history, overshadowed by the more popular and active War of 1812 and Civil War. Nevertheless, the personnel, operations, technologies, policies, and vision of the Navy of that era, which was emerging from the Age of Sail, are important components o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berube, Claude
Other Authors: Afflerbach, Holger ; Gooch, John ; Murray, Williamson
Published: University of Leeds 2018
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.745576