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[2009]
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English
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In the summer of 1905, President Roosevelt dispatched the largest diplomatic mission in American history. Led by Secretary of War William Howard Taft, the group traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific, docking in Hawaii, Japan, the Phillipines, China, and Korea. Along for the ride was Teddy's daughter Alice, a media darling known for her wild behavior. She was not there by accident: her father knew that Alice would be an effective distraction...
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On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas. Authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin introduce some of the crucial but historically overlooked players,...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revolutionary War when America's scrappy navy took on the full might of Britain's sea power. "Few know of the valor and courage of Benedict Arnold... With such a dramatic main character, the story of the Battle of Valcour is finally seen as one of the most exciting and important of the American Revolution." ?Tom Clavin author of Dodge City and co-author of...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 20
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie. His frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen among spiteful neighbors and family and he's recovering from a wound suffered in the South Atlantic. At last, there's a bright spot. When fit, Admiralty awards him a new commission. Lewrie's ordered to Gibraltar but Foreign Office Secret Branch's spies and manipulators have use for him again.
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