Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Give Me a Fast Ship: The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea

3 Anmeldelser

4.3

Længde
19T 54M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

Five ships against hundreds—the fledgling American Navy versus the greatest naval force the world had ever seen… America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution—or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England’s King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy. The idea was mad. The Royal Navy was the mightiest floating arsenal in history, with a seemingly endless supply of vessels. More than a hundred of these were massive “ships of the line,” bristling with up to a hundred high-powered cannon that could level a city. The British were confident that His Majesty’s warships would quickly bring the rebellious colonials to their knees. They were wrong. Beginning with five converted merchantmen, America’s sailors became formidable warriors, matching their wits, skills, and courage against the best of the British fleet. Victories off American shores gave the patriots hope—victories led by captains such as John Barry, the fiery Irish-born giant; fearless Nicholas Biddle, who stared down an armed mutineer; and James Nicholson, the underachiever who finally redeemed himself with an inspiring display of coolness and bravery. Meanwhile, along the British coastline, daring raids by handsome, cocksure John Paul Jones and the “Dunkirk Pirate,” Gustavus Conyngham—who was captured and sentenced to hang but tunneled under his cell and escaped to fight again—sent fear throughout England. The adventures of these men and others on both sides of the struggle rival anything from Horatio Hornblower or Lucky Jack Aubrey. In the end, these rebel sailors, from the quarterdeck to the forecastle, contributed greatly to American independence. Meticulously researched and masterfully told, Give Me a Fast Ship is a rousing, epic tale of war on the high seas—and the definitive history of the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.

© 2014 Ascent Audio (Lydbog): 9781469059785

Release date

Lydbog: 1. juli 2014

Andre kan også lide...

  1. The War Before Independence: 1775-1776 Derek W. Beck
  2. Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defense of Rorke's Drift Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook
  3. Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times Mike Guardia
  4. Silver State Dreadnought: The Remarkable Story of Battleship Nevada Stephen M. Younger
  5. The Yanks Are Coming!: A Military History of the United States in World War I H. W. Crocker
  6. The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign Andrew Stewart
  7. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam Stephen W. Sears
  8. The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I Edward M. Coffman
  9. When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940 Robin Prior
  10. Maritime Supremacy and the Opening of the Western Mind: Naval campaigns that shaped the modern world, 1588-1782 Peter Padfield
  11. Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918 Guy Cuthbertson
  12. Canberra Boys: Fascinating Accounts from the Operators of an English Electric Classic Andrew Brookes
  13. War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century James P. Delgado
  14. The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle Jeffry D. Wert
  15. France 1940: Defending the Republic Philip Nord
  16. Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father Peter Stark
  17. Battalion Commanders at War: U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943 Steven Thomas Barry
  18. Three Years with Quantrill: A True Story Told by His Scout John McCorkle
  19. Ghost Army of World War II Jack Kneece
  20. River of Death -The Chickamauga Campaign: Volume 1: The Fall of Chattanooga William Glenn Robertson
  21. The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War Fred Anderson
  22. The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War Huw J. Davies
  23. The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby Colonel John S. Mosby
  24. Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor Russell S. Bonds
  25. Two Flags over Iwo Jima: Solving the Mystery of the U.S. Marine Corps' Proudest Moment Eric Hammel
  26. Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack Steve Twomey
  27. Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary Alvin York
  28. Outmaneuvered: America's Tragic Encounter with Warfare from Vietnam to Afghanistan James A. Warren
  29. A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg: Volume 1: From the Crossing of the James to the Crater A. Wilson Greene
  30. The Vietnam War: The History of America’s Most Controversial War Charles River Editors
  31. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism John U. Bacon
  32. Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army Eugene L. Meyer
  33. Divided by Terror: American Patriotism after 9/11 John Bodnar
  34. December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World Craig Shirley
  35. Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation John Sedgwick
  36. The U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima Jim G. Lucas
  37. Men of 18 in 1918: Memories of the Western Front in World War One Frederick James Hodges
  38. Jack Hinson’s One-Man War Tom C. McKenney
  39. Nine Lives: The Compelling Memoir of a Cold War Harrier Pilot Chris Burwell
  40. Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II Robert K. Sutton
  41. A Time for War: Veterans’ Stories from One American Town: Scituate, Massachusetts Ronald B. Wheatley
  42. The Battle for Okinawa Frank B. Gibney

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis