The Enterprising Admiral
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The Enterprising Admiral
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Author : Julian Gwyn
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1974
The Enterprising Admiral written by Julian Gwyn and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Admirals categories.
An Admiral For America
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Author : Julian Gwyn
language : en
Publisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2004
An Admiral For America written by Julian Gwyn and has been published by Gainesville : University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sir Peter Warren, one of the most imaginative officers of the British Navy, played a key role in the defense and expansion of British naval power in colonial America. In this biography, Julian Gwyn, the preeminent authority on Warren and an award-winning author, describes Warren's strategic military vision and sympathetic view of colonial life as well as his frustrated political aspirations and entrepreneurial real estate ventures in both New York and England. Born into an Irish Catholic family, Warren signed on as a seaman at age 13 and rapidly advanced in rank in the Royal Navy, a new profession in the early 1700s. Through the turmoil and warfare of the mid-18th century, Warren cruised up and down the North American coast, from one theater of conflict to the next, becoming particularly associated with colonial New York, New England, South Carolina, and the West Indies. He participated in the failed siege of St. Augustine in 1740, commanded the North American Squadron when it was first created in 1745, and cooperated with American forces at the successful siege of Fort Louisbourg in Nova Scotia. He also helped to plan the conquest of Canada, which in 1746 proved to be abortive, and served in the Western Squadron until 1748, contributing to the humiliation of the French navy at the conclusion of the French and Indian War. With his marriage to New Yorker Susannah DeLancey, Warren became part of the social and commercial life of New York. Rich with prize money from his naval career, he also became a prominent landowner with property in Manhattan that later became Greenwich Village. Though he hoped his in-laws’ connections and his English patrons would help his bid to become governor of New York, he forfeited a promising career in politics in 1749 by opposing his patrons on a proposed naval reform bill. Warren died suddenly in Dublin during an interlude of peace, while he was negotiating extensive land purchases. His widow enjoyed his wealth and reflected naval glory--he had achieved the rank of Vice Admiral of the Red and was a member of Parliament--and his American-born children married into English aristocracy.
A Life Of Richard Badiley
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Author : Thomas Alfred Spalding
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-03-23
A Life Of Richard Badiley written by Thomas Alfred Spalding and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-23 with History categories.
Excerpt from A Life of Richard Badiley: Vice-Admiral of the Fleet The reason for this forgetfulness may be that the enterprise in which Badiley held the chief command, and around which public interest at the time most centred, was not, in the event, successful. While Blake was establishing the naval supremacy of Eng land ih the war against the Dutch, Badiley was endeavouring to defend her interests in the Medi terranean Sea. In this attempt he was overpowered by superior force, and, after a gallant struggle, he was driven out of the Straits. The defeat was for the time so decisive that the peoples of the Medi terranean seaboard, both Christian and Turk, looked upon the English as an undone nation. The Dutch flag for a short time flew triumphantly in the Mediterranean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Admirals
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Author : Walter R. Borneman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-05-01
The Admirals written by Walter R. Borneman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with History categories.
How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power. Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced, and together they led the U.S. navy to victory in World War II, establishing the United States as the world's greatest fleet. In The Admirals, award-winning historian Walter R. Borneman tells their story in full detail for the first time. Drawing upon journals, ship logs, and other primary sources, he brings an incredible historical moment to life, showing us how the four admirals revolutionized naval warfare forever with submarines and aircraft carriers, and how these men -- who were both friends and rivals -- worked together to ensure that the Axis fleets lay destroyed on the ocean floor at the end of World War II.
Kinkaid Of The Seventh Fleet
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Author : Gerald E. Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Kinkaid Of The Seventh Fleet written by Gerald E. Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Admiral Blake Classic Reprint
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Author : David Hannay
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-02-24
Admiral Blake Classic Reprint written by David Hannay and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-24 with History categories.
Excerpt from Admiral Blake When Nelson was about to sail on the one unsuccessful enterprise of his life - the attack on Santa Cruz de Tene rife - e-he wrote these words to Earl St. Vincent: 'i do not reckon myself equal to Blake: but, if I recollect right, he was more obliged to the wind coming off the land than to any exertions of his own.' The greatest sailor since our world began' was not wholly just in his implied criticism on the seventeenth-century Ad miral. Blake did not sail into the harbour of Santa Cruz blindly relying on the chapter of accidents to give him a means of retreat, but this sentence is none the less peculiarly fit to stand at the head of his bio graphy. If Robert Blake had no other claim to be remembered, it would still be enough to entitle him to a high place among our heroes, that he planned and successfully carried out an enterprise which, a hundred and fifty years later, in the midst of a war of continual victories, still seemed over-bold to Horatio Nelson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Lives Of The British Admirals
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Author : John Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1814
Lives Of The British Admirals written by John Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1814 with Admirals categories.
Admirals
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Author : Andrew Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-02-03
Admirals written by Andrew Lambert and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain this country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy, Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most successful fighting force in world history. Told through the lives and battles of eleven of our most remarkable admirals - men such as James II and Robert Blake - Andrew Lambert's book stretches from the Spanish Armada to the Second World War, culminating with the spirit which led Andrew Browne Cunningham famously to declare, when the army feared he would lose too many ships, 'it takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries to build a tradition.'
Enterprise
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Author : Barrett Tillman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-02-14
Enterprise written by Barrett Tillman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-14 with History categories.
This is the epic and heroic story of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and of the courageous men who fought and died on her from Pearl Harbor to the end of the conflict. Acclaimed military historian Barrett Tillman recounts the World War II exploits of America’s most decorated warship and its colorful crews— tales of unmatched daring and heroism.
A Conversation With Admiral Thomas B Hayward
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Author : Thomas Bibb Hayward
language : en
Publisher: A E I Press
Release Date : 1981
A Conversation With Admiral Thomas B Hayward written by Thomas Bibb Hayward and has been published by A E I Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with United States categories.