Prentice-Hall, 1975. NF/VG. First American Edition. Small red remainder dot to top of book (page edges). Slight soiling and small closed tears to dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with photographs, black & white drawings, engravings and color plates. Glossy paper throughout. 9x11. 160 pages. "The American Revolutionary War could not have been won without the naval assistance of France, Spain, and Holland, who fought Britain with the nascent American Navy under the commande of John Paul Jones. British supply lines were 3000 miles long, attacked time and again by American ships and those of their allies. Forced to bring in most of the provisions used by the British soldiers in the field, the Royal Navy, triumphant in the Seven Years War, was humbled during the War of American Revolution. The story of the heroism of the great commanders on both sides of the Atlantic, the recruitment and life of the men aboard ship, the construction of the great sailing ships of the war, the cannon and other weapons on board, are described masterfully by the British naval historians Antony Preston and David Lyon, both associated with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Ably assisted by the artistry of John H. Batchelor, who provides the technical drawings for this book, Navies of the American Revolution is a unique work which captures the drama of the war at sea which gave birth to the American Republic."

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