Our Minor Naval Wars (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Greer, James A.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Our Minor Naval Wars This paper, largely compiled from the naval histories found in most libraries, has been prepared for the purpose of refreshing the memory of those who have not had time, opportunity, or inclination to follow a study that has become a subject of paramount interest. The story of the trials and tribulations incident to the creation and development of the navy after the close of the Revolutionary War, with also a reference to some interesting events in connection with what may be termed our Minor Naval Wars. Attention has not been called to the "War of 1812" and the naval operations of the war between the States. These are deserving of separate papers, the former as developing the value of heavy ships, good marksmanship, and the adoption of new ideas in naval gunnery. The latter in changing all existing ideas of naval warfare, brought about by the ingenuity of Ericsson, exemplified in the Monitor, in contradistinction to the comparatively poorly protected ironclads of that day. It is with feelings of distress and shame not unmingled with indignation, that the patriotic American of these days reads such parts of the history of his country as have a bearing upon the navy during the years that immediately followed the War of the Revolution. As soon as that war was over all the personnel of the naval service was turned adrift and every vessel was sold. Why was this? The sacrifice was made, because the people of the new nation feared that scheming politicians might use the navy to enslave their own people. 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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