America raids Britain
By: Robin Campbell
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Melrose Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Ely, Cambridgeshire
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781910792636; 9781909757455
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Naval Military operations; Admirals; Biography; History; Naval operations; Naval History; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
Description: John Paul Jones was born in Scotland and apprenticed for seamanship at Whitehaven. Later in America, he became a captain of a war ship. In 1778 America was fighting for its declared independence. In an audacious attack on England, John Paul Jones had returned to raid Whitehaven and subsequently Scotland and Ireland. This retaliation for the many attacks made upon American ports by the British navy sent shock waves across the UK.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Preparing to sail; Chapter 2. Travelling north; Chapter 3. Heading for Whitehaven; Chapter 4. Close by Whitehaven; Chapter 5. Rowing to the Harbour; Chapter 6. Attacking the fort; Chapter 7. Spiking the guns; Chapter 8. Capturing the Old Quay; Chapter 9. Torching the boats; Chapter 10. Warning the Whitehaven residents; Chapter 11. Putting out the fires; Chapter 12. Firing at the American boats; Chapter 13. Sailing north to Scotland; Chapter 14. On St Maryâ#x80;#x99;s Isle; Chapter 15. Approaching the Drake; Chapter 16. Battling with the Drake