American Naval Heroes 1775-1812-1861-1898
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Brown, John Howard) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from American Naval Heroes 1775-1812-1861-1898: Being Biographical Sketches of the Brave Men Who Have Glorified the American Navy by Their Deeds of Heroism American Naval Heroes constitute a notable galaxy of brave men who have contributed a remarkable record to the pages of American history. The exploits and sacrifices of the sailors of 1898 add lustre to this record, and show that steel ships, breach-loading guns and steam propulsion, have in no way impaired the supremacy of American courage, skill, discipline and coolness in naval warfare. Blood and training told in 1778 and in 1898. Sails and wooden vessels and eighteen-pounder smoothbores in 1778, did not make heroes any more than did steam, and electricity, and steel armor, and rapid-fire guns in 1898. Machines cannot be made to do effective fighting unless directed by intelligence and sustained by skill and courage. Money may purchase fighting machines but money can never buy American sailors to direct the machines under any flag except the Stars and Stripes. It was John Paul Jones fighting under the American flag who vanquished the British commander of the Cerapis, and it was George Dewey fighting under the same flag who destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila harbor. 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.
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