American privateers of the Revolutionary War
Konstam, Angus2020
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During the American War of Independence (1775-83), Congress issued almost 800 letters of marque, as a way of combating Britain's overwhelming naval and mercantile superiority. At first, it was only fishermen and the skippers of small merchant ships who turned to privateering, with mixed results. Eventually, though, American shipyards began to turn out specially-converted ships, while later still, the first purpose-built privateers entered the fray. This book is the story of the role played buy the privateers over the course of the war.
Main title:
American privateers of the Revolutionary War / Angus Konstam ; illustrated by Paul Wright.
Author:
Konstam, Angus, authorWright, Paul, 1947-, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
48 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
New vanguard ; 279.
ISBN:
9781472836342 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
973.35
Language:
English
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BRN:
1220045
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