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Osprey Publishing, Date: 2008-08-19. Paperback. Used:Good. 2008. Osprey Publishing ISBN 1846032660 9781846032660 [US]

New York: Osprey Publishing, Date: 2008. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. Bryan, Tony; Rava, Guiseppe. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2008 Soft Cover. 48 pp. The "Original Six" frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of $688,888.82. Designed to be light and fast, these warships enabled America to project its power across the globe. Among the ships Mark Lardas examines is USS Constellation: the first ship to be commissioned by the United States Navy, and also the first ship to engage and capture an enemy vessel, the French L'Insurgente - this engagement is vividly portrayed in original color artwork. The fascinating history of the USS Chesapeake is also brought to life through the dramatic account one of the bloodiest duels in the age of fighting sail as the Chesapeake meets the British frigate Shannon and is overwhelmed, the dying cry of the captain, "Don't give up the ship!" inspired the US Navy thereafter. Alongside stirring accounts of engagements during the Barbary Wars and the Quasi-War, the author explores the design and development of these frigates, explaining the shortcomings that led to their replacement by larger, heavier 44-gun models by 1800. Contemporary illustrations of US frigates and their British and French rivals help to place these ships in the context of European ship design, clearly showing the escalation of the naval 'arms race' during the seventeenth century. American ...

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Osprey Publishing, Oxford, Date: 2008. 1st edition.. Paperback. Large format paperback, F. 48pp, colour & b/w illustrations, index, a nice fine copy. Osprey New Vanguard Series vol 147. An account of the US Navy's six frigates which were commissioned at a cost of $700,000. 2008. Osprey Publishing, Oxford ISBN 1846032660 9781846032660 [GB]

Osprey Publishing. Good. Date: 2008. Paperback. New Vanguard 147. Paperback; very good in card covers. ; Illustrated by Tony Bryan & Guiseppe Rava. ; 48 pages . 2008. Osprey Publishing ISBN 1846032660 9781846032660 [GB]

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