An edition of Perilous fight
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Perilous fight
America's intrepid war with Britain on the high seas, 1812-1815
1st Vintage books ed.
by Stephen Budiansky
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"In Perilous Fight, Stephen Budiansky tells the rousing story of the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812, when an upstart American fleet fought off the legendary Royal Navy and established America as a world power for the first time."--Back cover.
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Perilous fight: America's intrepid war with Britain on the high seas, 1812-1815
2012, Vintage Books
in English
- 1st Vintage books ed.
0307454959 9780307454959
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Perilous fight: America's intrepid war with Britain on the high seas, 1812-1815
2010, Alfred A. Knopf
in English
- 1st ed.
0307270696 9780307270696
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Table of Contents
In Barbary
Honor's shoals
"A defense worthy of republicans"
"The present war, unexpected, unnecessary, and ruinous"
Love of fame is a noble passion
Walls of wood
"You shall now feel the effects of war"
The far side of the world
"My country I fear has forgot me"
Fortunes of war
"Praise to God for the restoration of peace."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-402) and index.
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