Blue Water Patriots by James M Volo
The 1700s were a period in which the armed merchantmen of the age of trade were replaced by genuine warships whose task was to control the sea lanes. The American Revolution was a watershed in that it marked the advent of improved warship designs, new technologies, improved gunpowder and communications, and innovative tactics. In this book, James M. Volo explores the daunting challenges and surprising successes of the fledgling colonial navy-from the firing on the Royal Navy cutter St. John in 1764 to Cornwallis's surrender trapped by the French fleet at Yorktown in 1781.
It is the rare book that aims at giving a comprehensive view of any historical event and actually delivers what it promises, but.. Volo's Blue Water Patriots does just that. In this single volume, readers will find every element that they could ever want of the Revolutionary War at sea. The author summarizes the problems of creating a national navy, discusses the men who served on the ships, and describes the outcomes of their battles... The author does an especially good job of tying the causes of the war to the naval and maritime development of the Colonies, thus demonstrating that naval elements of the war were central to the conflict, not just a peripheral concern... Highly recommended. CHOICE An excellent complement to recent scholarship on naval and maritime issues... Broad range and overall readability... Offers something for nearly every historian of the period. -- Thomas Sheppard Heldref Publications: Reviews Of New Books A comprehensive overview of the naval aspects of the American Revolution from the Patriot's perspective. While this story has been told before, few accounts have matched the breadth of Blue Water Patriots... Very readable, although Blue Water Patriots is likely to be of particular value to students of the Revolutionary War, it can also serve as an introduction to naval warfare in the eighteenth century. Strategy Page
James M. Volo is a teacher, lecturer, and historian. He has served as a consultant for documentary television and movie projects dealing with the American Revolution and the Civil War. He is the author or coauthor of more than a half-dozen historical reference works dealing with American history. He is coauthor of Daily Life in Civil War America, Daily Life during the American Revolution, and Daily Life during the Old Colonial Frontier.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780742561205 |
| ISBN 10 | 0742561208 |
| Title | Blue Water Patriots |
| Author | James M Volo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2008-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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