John Paul Jones: America's First Sea Warrior 9781612510163, 1612510167

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; 1. Beginnings; 2. The Miracle Birth of a Navy; 3. The Cutting Edge

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English Pages 289 pages Year 2011

John Paul Jones: America's First Sea Warrior
9781612510163, 1612510167

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Joseph

Table of contents :
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. The Miracle Birth of a Navy
3. The Cutting Edge of Strategy
4. Beached
5. A Hard Beginning
6. A Pivot Point of History
7. Victory's Aftermath
8. Paris and Celebrity's Cost
9. Homecoming
10. Peace and Paris
11. In Command of a Fleet
12. Yesterday's Hero
13. The Coffin without a Nameplate
Epilogue
Appendixes
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author.

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