Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815 /
The author presents an administrative and logistical history of the US Navy during the War of 1812. He explains how the naval department of the young republic managed to build, maintain, man, fit-out, provision and send fighting ships out to sea for long periods of time, in addition to considering t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812.
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| Summary: | The author presents an administrative and logistical history of the US Navy during the War of 1812. He explains how the naval department of the young republic managed to build, maintain, man, fit-out, provision and send fighting ships out to sea for long periods of time, in addition to considering the problems faced by high command. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421440514 1421440512 |