Sea Fighters From Drake To Farragut (Paperback)

CONTENTS Sir Francis Drake, 1544-1596 The Hero of the Sea-Romance Chief Pirate of Queen Elizabeth On the Fabled Ocean The Victor of Gravelines Admiral Martin Harpertzoon Tromp, 1597-1653 A Gallant Dutch Seaman A Sea Chase in Northern Waters Sweeping the Narrow Seas Admiral Michael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter, 1607-1676 Holland's Famous Sea King The Triumph of the Dutch Navy How the Netherlands were Saved Marshal Anne-Hilarion de Tourville, 1642-1701 The Founding of French Sea-Power The Conquest of the Mediterranean France Supreme on the Waves Vice-Admiral de Suffren Saint- Tropez, 1726-1788 The Schooling of a Seaman On the Indian Ocean Struggling against Odds From Trincomalee to Cuddalore Vice-Admiral Paul Jones, 1747-1792 An International Sea Fighter The Birth of the American Navy The "Bon Homme Richard" French and Russian Honors Viscount, Lord Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805 The World's Greatest Sea Hero In the Mediterranean The Battle of the Nile "England Mistress of the Seas" Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, 1801-1870 America's Chief Naval Leader Adventures with Pirates The Mississippi River Fight The Capture of New Orleans The Dash past Port Hudson and the Battle of Mobile Bay