Small boats and daring men : maritime raiding, irregular warfare, and the early American Navy

Small boats and daring men : maritime raiding, irregular warfare, and the early American Navy / Benjamin F. Armstrong.

Author/creator	Armstrong, Benjamin author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
Description	pages cm.
Subject(s)	United States. Navy--History --18th century. United States. Navy--History --19th century. United States. Marine Corps--History --19th century. Naval tactics. Irregular warfare--United States. Raids (Military science) United States--History, Naval --To 1900.

Portion of title	Maritime raiding, irregular warfare, and the early American Navy
Series	Campaigns and commanders ; volume 66 Campaigns and commanders volume 66. ^A517504
Contents	John Paul Jones and the birth of American naval irregular warfare -- Wars done by halves: quasi-war operations -- Intrepid and irregular warfare on the Barbary Coast -- Raiding on the lakes, 1812-1814 -- Destructive machines and partisan operations: the Torpedo Act and the War of 1812 -- Pirates and privateers: dawn of the West Indies Squadron -- First Sumatra expedition, 1831-1832 -- Return to Sumatra: the East India Squadron, 1838-1839 -- Conclusion: the regularity of the irregular-raiding and irregular warfare in the age of sail and beyond.
Abstract	"Examines the naval history of the Early American era and how raiding and irregular naval warfare by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps acted as a key element in the story of American sea power."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Naval history.
LCCN	2018039814
ISBN	9780806162829 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN	0806162821

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E182 .A76 2019	✔ Available	Place Hold