An Encyclopedia of Naval History
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ISBN: 0816026971 / Publisher: Facts on File, January 1998
International, with a focus on the US and Britain, the encyclopedia features descriptions of every n...
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International, with a focus on the US and Britain, the encyclopedia features descriptions of every notable naval engagement since 1571. Some 1,000 entries cover men like John Paul Jones, Horatio Nelson, David Glasgow Farragut, Lord Mountbatten, and Captain Bligh; wars like the Dutch Wars, the American War of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars, the Civil War, the two World Wars, and the Iran-Iraq War; battleships, cutters, midget submarines, U-boats, and frigates; and the navies of Spain, Italy, France, Russia, Germany, England, Japan, and the US. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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