Navies and the American Revolution 1775-1783 edited by Robert Gardiner

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Notes: Artists, printmakers and their techniques (pages 188-190); Published in Great Britain by Chatham Publishing, 1996; "Chatham pictorial histories series"--Dust cover
Contents: Part 1 : The war at sea and in the dockyards 1775-1777 -- Part 2 : America and the West Indies 1778-1783 -- Part 3 : European waters 1778-1783 -- Part 4 : East Indies 1778-1783
Summary: "The crucial contribution of seapower to the struggle for American independence forms the theme for this volume, drawing on published prints, maps and illustrated journals of the time to achieve a remarkable impression of the maritime aspects of the war, in all its variety and drama. But besides the campaigns, battles and sieges, the book also illustrates many significant background aspects of the war, in the form of thematic inserts on such subjects as the ship types, the weapons and the organisation involved. The result is not just a visually exciting collection of contemporary images, many previously unpublished, but a valuable contribution to the understanding of how the American Revolution was seen at the time."--BOOK JACKET

Author: Gardiner, Robert 1949-; National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Subject: United States Navy History; Great Britain Royal Navy History; France Marine History; Spain Armada History; Netherlands Koninklijke Marine History

Topic: Military operations, Naval; Seekrieg; Bildband; History; Naval operations; History, Naval; Unabhängigkeitskrieg