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1	Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy more books like this by Ian W Toll add to wishlist From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy. see all copies from $4.05! new only from $10.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of Old Ironsides more books like this by Tyrone G Martin add to wishlist A history of the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. Launched in 1797 in Boston Harbor, she once survived a direct hit during a sea battle, earning her the nickname "Old Ironsides." Martin, a retired naval officer who served in both Korea and Vietnam, was in command of the Constitution in 1974, and he provides a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Frigates more books like this by James Henderson add to wishlist The Wordsworth Military Library covers the breadth of military history, including studies of individual leaders and accounts of major campaigns and great conflicts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.84! \| first editions
4	American Heavy Frigates 1794-1826 more books like this by Mark Lardas, Tony Bryan (Illustrator) add to wishlist By 1805 the 44-gun frigate was probably viewed as a failed experiment whilst the 38-gun frigate was viewed as the vessel of the future. Ten years later every navy was building 44-gun frigates and today it is viewed as the symbol of the Napoleonic-era cruiser. This remarkable transformation resulted from the performance of three ships - the ... see all copies from $10.75! new only from $10.75! \| SVS
5	The frigates: an account of the lesser warships of the wars from 1793 to 1815 more books like this by James Henderson add to wishlist Admiral Nelson's most frequent cry was for more frigates. Though not ships of the line these fast and powerful warships were the 'eyes of the fleet'. They enabled admirals to find where the enemy lay and his likely intentions, as well as patrolling vital trade routes and providing information from far-flung colonies. Together with their smaller ... see all copies from $2.12! new only from $13.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Frigates: The Account of the Lighter Warships of the Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1815 more books like this by James Henderson, Ernest E Yelf (Illustrator) add to wishlist Describes the contemporary social, political, and naval scene of the naval engagements of the Frigates from 1783-1815. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions
7	The Eyes of the Fleet: A Popular History of Frigates & Frigate Captains, 1793-1815 more books like this by Anthony Price add to wishlist The frigate, in its classical wooden sailing-ship form, was a fast scouting cruiser - "the eyes of the fleet", in Nelson's words. But the frigate was something much more that a mere scout - it was a true fighting ship, lightly built but heavily-gunned for its size, designed for every naval task short of taking part in the great set-pieces between ... see all copies from $2.44! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Frigates more books like this by Henry Gruppe add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions
9	A Frigate of King George: Life and Duty on a British Man-Of-War 1807-1829 more books like this by Brian Vale add to wishlist What was life really like on a wooden warship? This book takes a look at life aboard the 42-gun frigate HMS "Doris" - launched from Bombay in 1807 and finally retired at Valparaiso in 1829. Vale concentrates on her service on the South American station under Sir Thomas Hardy as she protected British interests during the stormy years of South ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $22.69! \| first editions
10	Frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1974 more books like this by Ken MacPherson add to wishlist Surprisingly little information is available on the Canadian frigate, one of the finest antisubmarine vessels of World War II. Frigates proved their worth as ocean escorts and were important in the final victory over the U-boat threat in the Atlantic. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $28.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Hmcs Swansea: The Life and Times of a Frigate more books like this by Fraser M McKee add to wishlist During World War II, the frigate Swansea distinguished herself as a submarine hunter-killer, a role in which she is described as "absolutely the best". Swansea was involved in the destruction of four U-boats, more than any other Royal Canadian naval vessel. see all copies from $12.23! new only from $12.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars more books like this by Robert Gardiner add to wishlist This fully-illustrated volume describes the design, construction, and armament of the dashing frigates. see all copies from $18.95! new only from $22.40! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Warships of the world : escort vessels more books like this by Bernard Ireland add to wishlist see all copies from $4.87! new only from $15.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Frigate Commander more books like this by Tom Wareham add to wishlist Frigate Commander is based on the private journal of Lieutenant and then Captain--Graham Moore, a naval officer serving during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Moore's journal gives a unique and detailed account of what life was like for a serving naval officer. In particular it reveals the program an officer had in managing the crew of a ... see all copies from $19.70! new only from $25.83! \| SVS
15	The eyes of the fleet. more books like this by Anthony Price add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
16	Frigates more books like this by Max Walmer add to wishlist Describes the history, types, weapons, and present uses of frigates, both in the United States and the Soviet Union. see all copies from $1.99!
17	The Heavy Frigate: Eighteen-Pounder Frigates more books like this by Robert Gardiner add to wishlist Part of the "Conway's Ship Types" series, this is the first of two volumes dealing with the development of the heavy frigate. It covers the introduction of 18-pounder armament in the War of American Independence, and then analyzes the standard heavy cruiser of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Replete with tabular data, the book covers ... see all copies from $75.17! new only from $90.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne: Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner more books like this by Robert C Leslie add to wishlist Life Aboard A British Privateer In The Time Of Queen Anne: Being The Journal Of Captain Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner. THE INTRODUCTION. Most people know their Robinson Crusoe, and have heard of the author Defoe. But how many of us have heard even the name of Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner or have read his quaint Journal of a cruising voyage round ... see all copies from $28.60! new only from $28.60! \| SVS
19 view cover	Life Aboard a British Privateer: In the Time of Queen Anne more books like this by Woodes Rogers add to wishlist Most people know their "Robinson Crusoe," and have heard of the author Defoe. But how many of us have heard even the name of Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner? or have read his quaint Journal of a cruising voyage round the world in 1712. Yet it was this Woodes Rogers who not only discovered the original Crusoe, Alexander Selkirk, but after making a ... see all copies from $22.45! new only from $26.12! \| SVS
20	Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945 more books like this by Leo Marriott add to wishlist see all copies from $21.63!
21	The first frigates : nine-pounder & twelve-pounder frigates 1748-1815 more books like this by Robert Gardiner, National Maritime Museum add to wishlist see all copies from $143.55! first editions
22	Type 22 more books like this by Leo Marriott add to wishlist see all copies from $33.81! first editions
23	Frigates, sloops, and patrol vessels of the Royal Navy, 1900 to date more books like this by Maurice Cocker add to wishlist see all copies from $42.54! first editions
24	The history of the French frigate, 1650-1850 more books like this by Jean Boudriot, Hubert Berti add to wishlist see all copies from $400.00! first editions
25 view cover	Frigates more books like this by Lynn M Stone add to wishlist - Teaches reading through high-interest nonfiction - Keyed to TV and newspaper headlines in the current world - Historical background included see all copies from $74.81! new only from $80.69!

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