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Six Frigates

By Toll, Ian W

Six Frigates Social Sciences

Six Frigates

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Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders-particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams-debated fiercely. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect from pirates or drain the treasury and provoke hostility? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships. From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliff-hanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and the narrative flair of Patrick O'Brian.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
592
Release Date:
2008-03-03
Publication Date:
2008-03-01
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
039333032X
ISBN13:
9780393330328
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
752 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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