![]() ![]() Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. According to Henry Adams, the 1812 encounter between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere “raised the United States in one half hour to the rank of a first class power in the world.” 16 pages of illustrations 8 pages of color. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and a narrative flair worthy of Patrick O’Brian. From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. How much of a navy would suffice? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the Mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers? The foundersparticularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adamsdebated these questions fiercely and switched sides more than once. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. How “a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting” humbled the omnipotent British Navy. Navy PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. You can read this before Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |