Penobscot Expedition - Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusetts Conspiracy of 1779

Informationen zum Autor By George E. Buker Klappentext Naval historian George E. Buker presents a compelling defense of Commodore Dudley Saltonstall- a man court-martialed for the 1779 rout of the U.S. Navy in the Penobscot Bay-with his fascinating study of the naval technology and political intrigues of the time. Zusammenfassung Naval historian George E. Buker presents a compelling defense of Commodore Dudley Saltonstall— a man court-martialed for the 1779 rout of the U.S. Navy in the Penobscot Bay—with his fascinating study of the naval technology and political intrigues of the time. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Bagaduce2. Massachusett's Answer3. Assault4. Siege5. Retreat and Rout6. Homeward Bound and the Accounting7. The Massachusetts Conspiracy8. Paul Revere's Tribulations9. A Court-Martial Shrouded in MysteryAppendix: Mathematical Charts and CalculationsBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: George E Buker, George E. Buker
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.01.2015
• EAN: 9781608933563
• ISBN: 978-1-60893-356-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration