Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy
by Ian W. Toll
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages560 pages
ISBN
9780393058475
Published
2006
Description
Before the ink was dry on the u.s. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy...Before the ink was dry on the u.s. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers?