American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy

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pr aise for jonathan dull’s The French Navy and the Seven Years’ War: Winner of the France Amériques Prize Winner of the John Lyman Book Award, sponsored by the North American Society for Ocean History, Canadian naval and maritime history category honorable mention “Dull has written a magisterial history of the war and the role of the French Navy.”—Harold N. Boyer, Sea History “[Dull] fills a crucial historiographic gap by focusing on the long neglected French navy and placing its operational history in a wider political context. . . . Ultimately the book contributes critical research to a burgeoning topic.”—L auren E. Heckler, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History “At last [we] have an accessible, brisk, and erudite narrative of this global struggle.”—Rafe Blaufarb, Journal of Modern History “This book belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously interested in early American and Atlantic history, French maritime and naval history, and . . . the history of international relations in the eighteenth century.”—James Pritchard, Journal of Military History “Those interested in learning the inside story of how governments actually conduct war will find this a fascinating work, and a sobering reflection of how they probably still carry on today.”— Robert Gut tman, Military History “Will for years to come be an essential addition to the library of specialists and students of eighteenth-century naval (and diplomatic ) history alike.”—Olaf Uwe Janzen, Northern Mariner pr aise for jonathan dull’s The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650–1815: Named one of the top 20 notable naval books of 2009 by the Naval Institute’s Proceedings magazine “[A] tour de force.”—R. Higham, CHOICE “Dull explains the role of French and British ships of the line in the outcome of these wars in a way that has never been done before, and that is a magnificent achievement and an important historiographical marker for all naval historians.” —Sam Willis, Journal of Military History “An invaluable guide to the serious scholar who wishes to enter further the labyrinthine politics of Western Europe in the long eighteenth century.”—Roger Morriss, International Journal of Maritime History American Naval History, 1607–1865 Studies in War, Society, and the Military general editors Peter Maslowski University of Nebraska–Lincoln David Graff Kansas State University Reina Pennington Norwich University editorial board D’Ann Campbell Director of Government and Foundation Relations, U.S. Coast Guard Foundation Mark A. Clodfelter National War College Brooks D. Simpson Arizona State University Roger J. Spiller George C. Marshall Professor of Military History U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (retired) Timothy H. E. Travers University of Calgary Arthur Waldron Lauder Professor of International Relations University of Pennsylvania ...