{"product_id":"2940148763291","title":"The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence","description":"This edition features  illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eTHE TENDENCY OF WARS TO SPREAD\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eTHE NAVAL CAMPAIGN ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN 1775-1776\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eNAVAL ACTION AT BOSTON, CHARLESTON, NEW YORK, AND NARRAGANSETT BAY—ASSOCIATED LAND OPERATIONS, TO THE BATTLE OF TRENTON 1776\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eTHE DECISIVE PERIOD OF THE WAR. SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE AND CAPTURE OF PHILADELPHIA BY HOWE. THE NAVAL PART IN EACH OPERATION 1777\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eWAR BEGINS BETWEEN FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. BRITISH EVACUATE PHILADELPHIA. NAVAL OPERATIONS OF D'ESTAING AND HOWE ABOUT NEW YORK, NARRAGANSETT BAY, AND BOSTON. COMPLETE SUCCESS OF LORD HOWE. AMERICAN DISAPPOINTMENT IN D'ESTAING. LORD HOWE RETURNS TO ENGLAND 1778\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eTHE NAVAL WAR IN EUROPE. THE BATTLE OF USHANT 1778\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eOPERATIONS IN THE WEST INDIES, 1778-1779. THE BRITISH INVASION OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eTHE NAVAL WAR IN EUROPEAN WATERS, 1779. ALLIED FLEETS INVADE THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. RODNEY DESTROYS TWO SPANISH SQUADRONS AND RELIEVES GIBRALTAR\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eRODNEY AND DE GUICHEN'S NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN WEST INDIES. DE GUICHEN RETURNS TO EUROPE AND RODNEY GOES TO NEW YORK. LORD CORNWALLIS IN THE CAROLINAS. TWO NAVAL ACTIONS OF COMMODORE CORNWALLIS. RODNEY RETURNS TO WEST INDIES 1780\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eNAVAL CAMPAIGN IN WEST INDIES IN 1781. CAPTURE OF ST. EUSTATIUS BY RODNEY. DE GRASSE ARRIVES IN PLACE OF DE GUICHEN. TOBAGO SURRENDERS TO DE GRASSE\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eNAVAL OPERATIONS PRECEDING AND DETERMINING THE FALL OF YORKTOWN. CORNWALLIS SURRENDERS 1781\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eNAVAL EVENTS OF 1781 IN EUROPE. DARBY'S RELIEF OF GIBRALTAR, AND THE BATTLE OF THE DOGGER BANK\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eTHE FINAL NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST INDIES. HOOD AND DE GRASSE. RODNEY AND DE GRASSE. THE GREAT BATTLE OF APRIL 12, 1782\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eHOWE AGAIN GOES AFLOAT. THE FINAL RELIEF OF GIBRALTAR 1782\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eTHE NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE EAST INDIES, 1778-1783. THE CAREER OF THE BAILLI DE SUFFREN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\"Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840 – 1914) was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called \"the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century.\"\" -- Wikipedia\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108960485616,"sku":"2940148763291","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148763291_p0.jpg?v=1763713962","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148763291","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}