![]() The project that eventually expanded into this book began at King’s College London, where I read for my PhD with Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Chair in Naval History. The faculty of the Norwich University military history graduate program introduced me to doing my own academically viable scholarship and understanding the discipline of history. In particular, I owe much to Professor Craig Symonds, who grabbed my attention as a young midshipman, continued to inspire me as I read his books while deployed far from home, and became an academic mentor when I returned to Annapolis. But it was in the classrooms in Sampson Hall that my love of history really took root. My parents instilled in me a love of books and of water, if not necessarily the sea, and my high school history teacher, Joe Thomas, prepared me well (insisting in our European History class that I read an obscure book about European navies by some old dead guy named Mahan). ![]() Naval Academy that I first experienced the academic study of history. It was inside the high granite walls of the U.S. In some ways, the story begins and ends in Annapolis, Maryland. There are many who helped make this book possible. O voyage of this distance or operation of this scope can be, or should be, charted alone. Return to Sumatra: The East India Squadron, 1838–1839Ĭonclusion: The Regularity of the Irregular-Raiding and Irregular Warfare in the Age of Sail and Beyondīurning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of TripoliĬhart of Intrepid’s mission to destroy the captured Philadelphia Pirates and Privateers: Dawn of the West Indies SquadronĨ. Destructive Machines and Partisan Operations: The Torpedo Act and the War of 1812Ħ. Intrepid and Irregular Warfare on the Barbary Coastĥ. Wars Done by Halves: Quasi-War Operationsģ. ![]() John Paul Jones and the Birth of American Naval Irregular WarfareĢ. To request permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, University of Oklahoma Press, 2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK 73069, or email 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ġ. ![]() No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the United States Copyright Act-without the prior written permission of the University of Oklahoma Press. ∞ Copyright © 2019 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. A76 2019 | DDC 359.00973-dc23 LC record available at Small Boats and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy is Volume 66 in the Campaigns and Commanders series. | Raids (Military science) Classification: LCC E182. Description: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, | Series: Campaigns and commanders volume 66 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Title: Small boats and daring men : maritime raiding, irregular warfare, and the early American Navy / Benjamin F. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Armstrong, Benjamin, author. Publication of this book is made possible through the generosity of Edith Kinney Gaylord. Un i v e r si t y of O k l a hom a P r e s s | Nor m a n Small Boats and Daring Men Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy Benjamin Armstrong Schneid, High Point University Bruce Vandervort, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington Nenninger, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Military Academy, West Point, New York Timothy K. Houlding, Rückersdorf, Germany Eugenia C. Greene, Denver, Colorado Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover Institution of Stanford University, Stanford Herman Hattaway, Leawood, Kansas J. ![]() Bradford, Texas A&M University, College Station David M. Babits, Greenville, North Carolina James C. Urwin, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania advisory board Lawrence E. DARING MEN Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy Benjamin ArmstrongĬAMPAIGNS AND COMMANDERS general editor Gregory J. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |