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About the Book Books about Naval History consider battles that are fought at sea using ocean-going military vessels.
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Describes the beginnings of the merchant marine from colonial days up to the Civil War, including the personalities of the men who ran the ships and honorable mentions of the...
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The story of American ships and sailors is an epic of blue water which seems singularly remote, almost unreal, to the later generations.