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Utmost Gallantry: The U.S. and Royal Navies at Sea in the War of 1812
Kevin D. McCranie
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Description for Utmost Gallantry: The U.S. and Royal Navies at Sea in the War of 1812
Hardcover. A history of how the U.S and Royal navies fought the oceanic war, linking high-level governmental decisions about strategy to the operational use of fleets. Kevin McCranie evaluates entire cruises by American and British men-of-war, noting both successes and failures and how they translated into broader strategies. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
Focusing on the oceanic war rather than on the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea; one the largest navy in the world, the other a small, upstart navy just three decades old. While American naval leadership searched for a means of contesting Britain’s naval dominance, the English sought to destroy the U.S. Navy and protect its oceanic highways. Instead of describing battles between opposing warships, Kevin McCranie evaluates entire cruises by American and British men-of-war, noting both successes and failures and how ... Read more
Focusing on the oceanic war rather than on the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea; one the largest navy in the world, the other a small, upstart navy just three decades old. While American naval leadership searched for a means of contesting Britain’s naval dominance, the English sought to destroy the U.S. Navy and protect its oceanic highways. Instead of describing battles between opposing warships, Kevin McCranie evaluates entire cruises by American and British men-of-war, noting both successes and failures and how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591145042
SKU
V9781591145042
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About Kevin D. McCranie
Kevin D. McCranie is a professor of strategy and policy at the Naval War College in Newport, RI, who holds a Ph.D. in history from Florida State University. A specialist in the naval history of the Age of Sail, he is also the author of the award-winning Admiral Lord Keith and the Naval War against Napoleon
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