Presents a comprehensive history of America's conflict with Barbary pirates who, during 1784 and 1785, conducted a series of raids on American shipping, thus interfering with U.S. trade endeavors in the Mediterranean.
An introduction to the United States Navy that provides information on its history, purpose, training, weapons and equipment, role in combat, recruitment, and values.
Captain Will Laurence and his noble dragon Temeraire battle against Bonaparte's invading forces, but when China discovers that their rare gift, meant for Napoleon, is now in the hands of the British forces, they demand the return of the dragon.
Temeraire the dragon and his captain, Will Laurence, fly to Africa to search for a cure to the epidemic plaguing England's dragon ranks and hold off conquest by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Captain Will Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent orders for Britain that send them to the Ottoman Empire, where they must escort three valuable dragon eggs back to England.
Describes English pirate Francis Drake who raided the African coast and abducted men, women and children and sold them into slavery and was considered a hero for attacking and looting Spanish ships to be added to England's coffers.
Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.
the ragtag fleet that lost the Battle of Lake Champlain but won the American Revolution
Nelson, James L
2006
Chronicles the events surrounding the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776 in which Benedict Arnold faced the might of the British navy, describing the strategic importance of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain and how Arnold's leadership secured independence for America.
