Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 118 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) 1840 1914 Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alfred T. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Produced by Steven Gibbs, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence" by A.T. Mahan is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the naval strategies and battles that played critical roles during the American Revolutionary War. Its primary focus is on how control of naval forces influenced the outcome of critical events in the conflict, drawing connections between maritime power and broader military strategy. At the start of the book, the author establishes the significant impact of naval warfare on the American fight for independence. Mahan introduces the concept that the key to American success lay in its naval engagements, particularly through actions led by figures like Benedict Arnold. The opening chapters outline the early naval campaigns, such as Arnold's actions on Lake Champlain, illustrating how initial successes bolstered American morale and delayed British advances, ultimately setting the stage for alliances with France and Spain that would expand the conflict into a global war. The text reflects Mahan's exploration of military theory, linking past naval operations to future implications for American naval policy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century United States. Navy -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century France. Marine -- History -- 18th century Anglo-French War, 1778-1783 -- Naval operations United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations, British United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations, French France -- History, Naval -- 18th century E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 776096 774065 2024-09-07T10:22:03.574998 2023-09-07T11:42:06.243792 text/html text/html 741868 2020-12-12T11:50:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1331862 2020-12-12T11:50:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1534265 2024-09-07T10:22:19.843975 application/epub+zip 1533500 2024-09-07T10:22:06.750992 application/epub+zip 344927 2024-09-07T10:22:04.865988 application/epub+zip 1918635 2024-09-07T10:22:28.815370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1909535 2024-09-07T10:22:17.431952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747593 2022-09-08T06:27:35.018681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605219 605119 2024-09-07T10:22:01.508036 2023-09-07T11:42:04.256759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 604896 2020-12-12T11:50:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220775 2020-12-12T11:50:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 604910 2020-12-12T11:50:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220641 2020-12-12T11:50:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22464 2024-09-07T10:22:29.003379 application/rdf+xml 24689 2024-09-07T10:22:05.331996 image/jpeg 4589 2024-09-07T10:22:05.096998 image/jpeg 1458695 2024-09-07T10:22:03.709007 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia