SMALL BOATS AND DARING MEN: Maritime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy

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Beginning with the Continental Navy, this traces irregular naval warfare missions through the wars of the early Republic, from the coast of modern-day Libya to the rivers and inlets of the Chesapeake Bay as the fledgling US Navy and Marines began raiding pirate camps, attacking enemy ships in the dark of night, and striking enemy facilities and resources on shore. References come from original naval operational reports, sailors' memoirs and diaries, and officers' correspondence. Includes 12 black and white illustrations and 1 map.