Tim McGrath
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Language
English
Description
Five ships against hundreds-the fledgling American Navy versus the greatest naval force the world had ever seen... America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts...