The struggle for sea power
Subtitle: a naval history of the American Revolution
By: Sam Willis
Edition: First American edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 572
ISBN-13: 9780393239928
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Naval operations; History
Description: "A naval perspective on how the American Revolution was successfully waged against the 18th century's most established naval and military power in spite of limited American resources shares key insights into the histories of multiple countries and contributing economic, political and social factors,"--NoveList.
Notes: Previously published: London : Atlantic Books, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [481]-544) and index.
Table of contents: title: American Revolution, 1773-1775. British pyre ; American origins ; European gunpowder ; Canadian invasion ; Colonial sea power ; British evacuation; title: Civil war, 1776-1777. British attack ; Freshwater fleets ; American riposte ; British surrender ; American sea power; title: World war, 1778-1780. 1778 : Bourbon alliance ; French firepower ; British survival ; Caribbean Sea ; Indian empire ; 1779 : Spanish patience ; Bourbon invasion ; British resourcefulness ; Caribbean crisis ; French incompetence ; American destruction ; 1780, British dominance ; Allied recommitment ; Spanish skill ; Russian meddling; title: American independence, 1781. Dutch disaster ; British obsession ; French escapes ; Allied success.