James Tertius Dekay

A Rage for Glory

The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN

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Produktbeschreibung

A vivid and intelligent biography of one of America's greatest naval legends.256 pp.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Free Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9781416568315
• ISBN-10: 141656831X
• Artikelnr.: 23067420

Autorenporträt

James Tertius de Kay is the author of numerous naval histories, including The Rebel Raiders, Monitor, and Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian. He lives in Pawcatuck, Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
One
Washington City
Two
Philadelphia
Three
Mr. Midshipman Decatur
Four
Honor
Five
Glory
Six
Legend
Seven
Susan
Eight
The Leopard-Chesapeake Affair
Nine
Court-Martial
Ten
Atlantic Tensions
Eleven
29° N x 29° 30' W 113
Twelve
"Of Equal Force"
Thirteen
Gales Ferry
Fourteen
USS President and HMS Endymion
Fifteen
"Dove Mi Piace!"
Sixteen
The Navy Board
Seventeen
Barron Returns
Eighteen
The Challenge
Nineteen
Bladensburg
Twenty
Afterwards
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Notes and Comments
Index