naval history

Examines the history of the Barbary pirates that operated along the North African coast and in the southern Mediterranean. Recounts the efforts of American sailors and Marines that dedicated their service to defeating them in two separate wars in the early 1800s.

Thirteen-year-old Sam endures harsh conditions, battles, and a shipwreck after being pressed into service aboard the HMS Miranda during the Napoleonic Wars.

Examines the pivotal naval battle in which the upstart British defeated the supposedly invincible Spanish fleet, changing the balance of power in sixteenth century Europe.

Surveys the life and voyages of Sir Francis Drake and the expansion of the English naval fleet in the sixteenth century.

Recounts the epic story of the men of the U.S. Navy from its first engagements to post-Vietnam.

The story of the creation of the U.S. Navy that chronicles the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century process that would launch the nation into becoming a powerful naval force.

Examines the histories of the two American Navy ships called "USS Constellation," the first launched in 1797 and the second in 1854, discussing the role of the vessel in suppressing the illegal slave trade and in the Civil War, looking at what life was like for a sailor on the ship, and discussing its restoration in the 1990s.

Presents a biography of Sir Francis Drake, first English explorer to circumnavigate the globe.

Traces the journeys and discoveries of Sir Francis Drake and other sixteenth-century mariners.

This book introduces the U.S. Navy, describing historic beginnings, training, types of ships, role in wars, special forces, and missions.