With thousands watching in soft autumn sunlight, the warship Constellation was pulled from its Inner Harbor berth yesterday and escorted down the harbor for 2 1/2 years of repair work at the Fort ...

On Oct. 4, 1855, a U.S. Navy sloop of war, the Decatur, sailed into Elliott Bay to defend Washington Territory against attacks by “Northern Indians.” By late January, a conflict, dubbed “The Battle of ...

And then a fiery, Scottish-born captain took the fight to Britain itself. John Paul Jones didn’t just harass British shipping—he invaded British soil. With a crew of rough sailors and a sloop-of-war, ...

Multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent, brings us another rip-roaring and riveting maritime page-turner. Fans of Patrick OBrian and C. S. Forester will not be disappointed!

SCNHRB copy 39088015653124 is imperfect: pages 7-8 are wanting. The title page is scuffed in the upper left corner, not affecting the text SCNHRB copy formerly belonged to the author, and has his ...

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