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Small Boats and Daring Men: Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy

byBenjamin Armstrong

In Small Boats and Daring Men, Benjamin Armstrong presents a historical account centered on maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the wider field of history. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning. Historical context and individual experience remain equally important to the book's explanation.

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

280

ISBN

9780806168708