Tuchman, Barbara W.   <br/><br/>
The first salute 
Barbara W. Tuchman 
 - New York  Alfred A. Knopf  1988 
 - 347 p 
<br/><br/>"Here the sovereignty of the United States of America was first acknowledged" --<br/>The golden rock --<br/>Beggars of the sea : the Dutch ascendancy --<br/>"The maddest idea in the world" : an American navy --<br/>Buccaneer : the Baltimore hero --<br/>The Dutch and the English : another war --<br/>Enter Admiral Rodney --<br/>The French intervention --<br/>Low point of the Revolution --<br/>"A successful battle may give us America" --<br/>The critical moment --<br/>Last chance : the Yorktown campaign --<br/>Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> A view of the American Revolution 
<br/><br/> 59098 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0394553330 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>9780394553337 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label> <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Revolution--United States--1775-1783--Naval operations<br/>Revolution--United States--1775-1783--Campaigns
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.35 Tuc   15