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The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774-1787
Contributors:
By (Author) Jonathan R. Dull
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)
History of the Americas
Diplomacy
Naval forces and warfare
Dewey:
973.32
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
460
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
794g
Description
Military history is an essential component of wartime diplomatic history, Jonathan R. Dull contends, and this belief shapes his account of the French navy as the means by which French diplomacy helped to win American independence. The author discusses the place of long-range naval requirements in the French decision to aid the American colonists, t
