The first salute / Barbara W. Tuchman
1989. London : Guild. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443307
Physical description: xiii, 347 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Contents: "Here the sovereignty of the United States was first acknowledged" -- The golden rock -- Beggars of the sea: the Dutch ascendancy -- "The maddest idea in the world": an American navy -- Buccaneer: the Baltimore hero -- The Dutch and the English: another war -- Enter Admiral Rodney -- The French intervention -- Low point of the Revolution -- "A successful battle may give us America" -- The critical moment -- Last chance: the Yorktown campaign -- Epilogue. Subject: United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations.
Price: €10.00