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Hunting the Essex
Midshipman Allen Gardiner
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Description for Hunting the Essex
Hardcover. Previously unpublished eyewitness account A unique British perspective on a controversial naval action The story that inspired Peter Weir's film Master & Commander Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illustrations and map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States, frustrated at the treatment of its shipping by the combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, had finally opened hostilities against the British in the previous June. From the American perspective the War of 1812 began with disasters in its invasion of Canada, but against all expectations the infant US Navy had scored significant victories at sea. The most strategically significant of these was the campaign by the frigate USS ... Read more
In February 1813 the British frigate Phoebe set out on a secret mission that would involve sailing halfway around the world to attack American settlements in the Pacific Northwest. The United States, frustrated at the treatment of its shipping by the combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, had finally opened hostilities against the British in the previous June. From the American perspective the War of 1812 began with disasters in its invasion of Canada, but against all expectations the infant US Navy had scored significant victories at sea. The most strategically significant of these was the campaign by the frigate USS ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848321748
SKU
V9781848321748
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99-15
About Midshipman Allen Gardiner
JOHN S RIESKE, a retired American academic with an interest in maritime history, discovered and purchased the manuscript of this unpublished journal by a Midshipman who served in the Phoebe. Recognising its historical significance, he transcribed and edited it for publication.
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