num_pages: 624
description: Compiled from official records and unpublished material, the author builds a unique and fascinating social history of the U.S. Navy's officer corps between its establishment in 1794 and the end of the War of 1812.
language: English
title: A Gentlemanly and Honorable Profession: The Creation of the U.S. Naval Officer Corps, 1794-1815
titlecomplete: A Gentlemanly and Honorable Profession: The Creation of the U.S. Naval Officer Corps, 1794-1815
genres: Naval History
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Naval Institute Press