Fighting at Sea Naval Battles from the Ages of Sail and Steam

Name: Fighting at Sea Naval Battles from the Ages of Sail and Steam
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ISBN: 9781896941561

ISBN-10: 1896941567

ISBN-13: 9781896941561

Edition: 2008

Authors: Douglas M McLean

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Donald E. Graves explains the role of the Royal Navy in the Siege of Quebec in 1759 that led to its capture by Britain in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. British historian Andrew Lambert describes how the USS President was defeated by HMS Endymion in 1815, near the end of the War of 1812, and American William S. Dudley recounts the last battle of 'Old Ironsides,' USS Constitution in which the famous ship was triumphant. Douglas M. McLean describes a four-day battle against U-boats stalking a major convoy in the North Atlantic during Wolrd War II. Michael Whitby describes in detail a nighttime destroyer battle in the English Channel, as the Germans attempted to harass supply lines to…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Robin Brass Studio, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 338
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Lieutenant-Commander Douglas M McLean, RCN (Retd.) held a number of postings involving anti-submarine warfare in his career. He is the author of numerous articles on the subject.



Introduction


Prelude: The Royal Navy at Quebec, 1759


1759: "A perfect good understanding between the Army and the Navy": British Seapower and the Siege of Quebec



Interlude: The Naval War of 1812


February 1815: "Old Ironsides'" Last Battle: USS Constitution versus HM Ships Cyane and Levant



15 January 1815: Taking the President: HMS Endymion and the USS President



Interlude: The Renewed Wolfpack Attacks of September 1943


September 1943: Hollow Victory: Gruppe Leuthen's Attacks on Convoys ON202 and ONS18



Interlude: Clearing the English Channel


9 June 1944: "Shoot, Shoot, Shoot!" Destroyer Night Fighting and the Battle of Ile de Batz



Interlude: A New Kind of U-Boat War


June-September 1944: On Britain's Doorstep: The Hunt for U-247



Endnotes


Index