Download or read book The 32 gun Frigate Essex written by Portia A. Takakjian and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, and it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations and the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US and British sources, the author has reconstructed many previously undetermined details of the ship and in passing has rehabilitated the reputation of the designer as one who was responsible for one of the best balanced of that generation's frigates.
Download or read book The 32 gun Frigate Essex written by Portia A. Takakjian and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the successful completion of the War of Independence, the American navy was disbanded, and it was not until the late 1790s that a regular naval force was reconstituted. Provoked by the need to protect American merchant shipping from the belligerent European nations and the piratical Barbary powers, Congress decided on a programme of frigate building, which included the 32-gun frigate Essex. Designed by William Hackett, Essex was a typical medium frigate of her time. Working from both US and British sources, the author has reconstructed many previously undetermined details of the ship and in passing has rehabilitated the reputation of the designer as one who was responsible for one of the best balanced of that generation's frigates.
Download or read book Ship Modeling Techniques written by Portia A. Takakjian and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ship Model Builder s Assistant written by Charles G. Davis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable guide offers detailed descriptions, drawings of masting, rigging, and major fittings of American clippers and packets. Also includes wealth of details on deck furniture. 279 line drawings.
Download or read book Six Frigates The Epic History of the Founding of the U S Navy written by Ian W. Toll and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.
Download or read book This People s Navy written by Kenneth J. Hagan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-08-21 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth J. Hagan pulls the curtain back for American civilians as he shares a sweeping account of the country’s naval experience. Including the wooden Continental Navy to contemporary projections of the service’s high-tech mission in the next century, The People’s Navy shares the complete making and growth of America’s sea power. “…provides a clear, interesting, and through-provoking introduction to the history of the American sea power and should be read by all historians of the United States… This book will provide standard interpretation for a long time to come.” – Reviews in American History
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812 written by Robert Malcomson and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War of 1812 was an extremely complicated war motivated by British seizures of American vessels and goods, American desire to expand into Canada, and impressment of American sailors into the British Navy. However, these are merely the immediate causes. To fully understand the War of 1812, one must delve deeper into history. This book does just that, as it covers the period leading up to the war (1803-1812) and the events of the war itself (1812-1815) through the use of a dictionary consisting of more than 1,400 cross-referenced entries covering descriptions of engagements, ships, weaponry, the compositions of regiments, significant political and military figures, and a full list of key places, issues and terms. Also included are 21 photographs, 6 maps, a chronology of events, an introductory essay, and a comprehensive bibliography, subdivided by topic and fully annotated.
Download or read book The A to Z of the War of 1812 written by Robert Malcomson and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-08-24 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War of 1812 was an extremely complicated war motivated by British seizures of American vessels and goods, American desire to expand into Canada, and impressment of American sailors into the British Navy. However, these are merely the immediate causes. To fully understand the War of 1812, one must delve deeper into history. This book does just that, as it covers the period leading up to the war (1803-1812) and the events of the war itself (1812-1815) through the use of a dictionary consisting of more than 1,400 cross-referenced entries covering descriptions of engagements, ships, weaponry, the compositions of regiments, significant political and military figures, and a full list of key places, issues and terms. Also included are a chronology of events, an introductory essay, and a comprehensive bibliography, subdivided by topic and fully annotated.
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by Trace in 1793 to the Accession of George IV written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain 1811 1827 written by William James and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William M. James's Naval History is one of the most valuable works in the English language on the operation of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. James corresponded widely with the survivors of the events he describes. By carefully evaluating and balancing conflicting reports and testimonies, he achieved an accuracy often lacking in later studies. The original five volumes were published in 1822 to 1824, with a six-volume edition appearing in 1826. This new hard-cover edition, with an introduction by the noted naval historian Andrew Lambert as well as an index for each volume, provides both scholars and maritime enthusiasts an accessible and affordable edition of this important work. Volume V features the 1808-1811 operations of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas, as well as its involvement in the Peninsular War. In Volume VI, the United States enters the war at sea, and the 1811-1827 battles feature vessels such as the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, Chesapeake and Shannon, United States and Macedonian.
Download or read book The Americana written by Frederick Converse Beach and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The United States Navy written by John C. Fredriksen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering more than two centuries of naval history, this chronology highlights the individuals and events that shaped one of the world's greatest fighting forces—the United States Navy. The United States Navy: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present showcases the dramatic role of the nation's warships throughout America's long history and documents the Navy's vital contributions to establishing the United States as a superpower. Beginning with the American Revolutionary War, this comprehensive work details major and minor events in the history of the U.S. Navy through Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The topics included in this book describe not only battles at sea, but also important political and administrative changes, as well as notable events in the careers of admirals and other naval leaders. Significant battles in all major wars are covered, along with actions in smaller conflicts. This chronology also includes the founding of noted schools of instruction; the introduction of new classes of warships and aircraft; and significant naval texts, such as Alfred Thayer Mahan's seminal The Influence of Naval Power upon History.
Download or read book Famous Ships of the British Navy written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Famous Ships of the British Navy Stories of enterprise and daring of British Seamen With an appendix on iron clad ships a chronological table of British engagements at sea etc written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
