Ships and seamen of the American Revolution;: Vessels crews weapons gear naval tactics and actions of the War for Independence

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The battles tactics plans that worked and plans that went awry recreate here the struggle for the possession of half a continent. More than 150 detailed drawings maps plans and diagrams show minutely how the battles went what the ships looked like with their complex rigging how the weapons worked and what the gear looked like Step-by-step sketches follow the construction of a mighty warship from skeletal framework to the finished vessel. Ships An Seaman Of The American Revolution tells a story to cap all sea stories in this panorama of the ships the guns and the men who turned the tide for the Colonists.