9780307270696 - Perilous Fight: America's Intrepid War With Britain on the High Seas, 1812-1815 di Budiansky, Stephen (32 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Condizione: Good. Book Club Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Book Club Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Book Club Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

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Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book Club.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good++. Book Club Edition. This is a Very Solid & Square Black Board 1812 War hardback in Very Good++ Condition with a Very Good++ jacket. c2010, Book Club Edition. This book Looks Very, lightly read and in Very nice condition both inside and out. The cover is very bright & very clean. The pages are tight & bright and unmarked, No names. There is just some spine end wrinkle. The jacket, is bright & clean with some back cover light wear. No Remainder mark. 422 Pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #22535-524.

hardcover. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st. 8vo, 422 pp., Remainder dot lower edge. Nearly fine copy in fine dust jacket.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a Beautiful black cloth spine on a very clean Red Brick board 1812 War / History Hardback. It is in Fine condition with a Near Fine+ jacket. c2010, 1st Edition, Presumed 1st Printing. Price on Jacket not a Book Club Edition. It is in great condition both inside and out. The edges, points and spine ends are in fine condition. The pages are Very tight & bright & unmarked. Looks Unread or Very, very lightly read, if at all. No names. The jacket, with price is in wonderful condition: very bright & very clean with fine edges.There is a very tiny & very light back cover scratch. Not a Remainder. 422 pages. #20642-225.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good -. First Edition. (2010), 422pp, illus., maps, light shelfwear to cover, slight edgewear to dj, sticker remains to dj, contents clean. Remainder.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. Advance reading copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. No markings.

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. THERE IS A RED "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. In PERILOUS FIGHT, Stephen Budiansky tells the rousing story of the underdog coterie of American seamen and their visionary secretary of the navy, who combined bravery and strategic innovation to hold off the legendary Royal Navy. Budiansky vividly demonstrates that far from an indecisive and unnecessary conflict -- as historians have long dismissed the War of 1812 -- this "forgotten war" had profound consequences that would change the course of naval warfare, America's place in the world, and the rules of international conflict forever. Never again would the great powers challenge the young republic's sovereignty in the aftermath of the stunning performance of America's navy and privateersmen in sea battles that ranged across half the globe. Their brilliant hit-and-run tactics against a far mightier foe would pioneer concepts of "asymmetric warfare" that would characterize the insurgency warfare of later centuries. Above all, the War of 1812 would be the making of the United States Navy. Even as the war began, the nation was bitterly divided over whether it should hava a navy at all: Jeffersonian Republicans denounced the idea as a dangerous expansion of government power, while Federalists insisted that America could never protect its burgeoning seagoing commerce or command respect without a strong naval force. After the war, Americans would never again doubt that their might, respect, and very survival depended upon a permanent and professional navy. Drawing extensively on diaries, letters, and personal accounts from both sides, Budiansky re-creates the riveting encounters at sea in bloody clashes of cannonfire and swordplay; the intimate hopes and fears of vainglorious captains and young seamen in search of adventure; and the behind-the-scenes political intrigue and maneuvering in Washington and London. Throughout, PERILOUS FIGHT proves itself a gripping and essential work of American naval history. THERE IS A RED "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

hardcover. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Remainder Mark on Bottom Edge, Protected with Archival Cover.

hardcover. Condizione: New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. Dave Merrill (Maps) (illustratore). Book Club Edition. xvi, 422, [6] pages. Includes listing of eight black and white Maps and Diagrams, Prologue, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Also contains 11 pages of color images of ships, American captains, and British admirals. Stephen Budiansky is an American writer, historian, and biographer. He is also the author of a number of scholarly publications about the history of cryptography, military and intelligence history. Budiansky joined the staff of the science journal Nature as Washington correspondent and later served as its Washington editor. In 1985-86 he was a Congressional Fellow at the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, where he co-authored a study of advanced conventional weapons technologies as a means for reducing NATO's reliance on nuclear deterrence. In 1986 Budiansky joined the staff of U.S. News & World Report, where he worked for twelve years in a variety of writing and editing positions, covering science and national security issues. He ultimately served as the magazine's deputy editor, the No. 3 editorial position. Since 1998 Budiansky has been a full-time author and free-lance contributor to publications including the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Economist. His writing has focused on intellectual biography and military history. From 2007 to 2008 he was the editor of World War II magazine, where he oversaw a complete redesign and brought in well-known writers and historians to contribute to the publication. He is also a member of the editorial board of Cryptologia, the scholarly journal of codes and codebreaking. In this book, Stephen Budiansky tells the rousing story of the underdog coterie of American seamen and their visionary secretary of the navy, who combined bravery and strategic innovation to hold off the legendary royal Navy. The author vividly demonstrates that far from an indecisive Dan unnecessary conflicts historians have lon;g dismissed the war of 1812--this "forgotten war" had profound consequences that would change the course of naval warfare, America's place in the world, and the rules of international conflict forever. Above all, the war of 1812 would be the making of the United States Navy. After the war, Americans would never again doubt that their might, respect, and very survival depended upon a permanent and professional navy. Derived from a Kirkus review: This early entry in the likely flood of books on the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 focuses on the naval action. Journalist and military historian Budiansky notes that 1812 has as good a claim as any American war to the title "the forgotten war"-understandably, considering that it was at best a draw for the United States. In Jefferson's administration, the government wasn't sure it needed a navy at all; only the Barbary pirates seemed to justify keeping a few warships. Attitudes changed when Britain, embroiled in its war against Napoleon, began raiding American ships for sailors. A British ban on American merchants trading with France also gave the U.S. a casus belli. Britain's refusal to concede these points resulted in open conflict, during which America was effectively forced to invent a navy from bare bones. American sailors gave a good account of themselves in the early going. But William Jones, recruited to serve as Secretary of the Navy, recognized that single-ship duels were a losing strategy and issued orders to concentrate on commerce raiding. Consequently, for the majority of the war, American privateers and commerce raiders preyed on British ships, from the Pacific whaling grounds to the Irish Sea. Budiansky gives a solid account of all major naval actions and a fine picture of the personalities of the key figures-especially the proud American captains William Bainbridge, Stephen Decatur and Isaac Hull, and their British counterparts. The author also looks at the fate of American prisoners of war and at the larger political issues behind the war. The Treaty of Ghent brought the wa.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. First edition stated 2010, first printing. Published by Alfred A Knopf. Hardcover with DJ. Condition fine, square and tight book, no edgewear, upper corners very slightly bumped, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent pages. Not a reminder. DJ as new, slightest edgewear, no chips. Price not clipped. 8vo, 438 pages. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover. Red and black paper over cloth with gold lettering to spine. Illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. Dated 2010 on copyright and title page. 422 pages. Very good condition. Binding is strong and corners are square. Pages bright and clean throughout. Dust jacket crisp and clean. Some very light rubbing at corners and spine. SIGNED by Stephen Budiansky on half-title page in blue marker-name only. Overall very good condition. Please email with questions or to see any photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st. 1st ed. First Edition. 235p. Photos. Maps. Heavy. Jacket priced. SIGNED & inscribed on the half title. As New/As New copy. Signed by Author. Book.