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The Age of Fighting Sail

(The Story of the Naval War of 1812)

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Author(s):C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):Sydney Butchkes
Rafael Palacios
Editor(s):Lewis Gannett
Publisher(s): Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Year Published: 1956
Type: Hardcover
Genre: American
British
History - American
Sea Stories
Age Range: Ages 13-18: Young Adult
Pages: 284
ISBN-10: 0939218062
ISBN-13: 9780939218066
LCCN: 56007741
OCLC: 855161345

Description

The fledgling United States Navy with its super frigates take on the best navy in the world.

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The Naval War of 1812 (1957)

The fledgling Unites States Navy with its superfrigates takes on the world’s greatest navy. This British edition has plates lacking in the American edition.

Publisher: Michael Joseph, Ltd.
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