Cooper had a keen and considerably academic interest in naval affairs, probably springing in part from his naval service as a young man. This resulted in several minor works and a few major ones, of which this, tracing the American force from pre-Revolutionary origins to the end of the war of 1812, is the most significant.
- ISBN13 9781443805995
- Publish Date 9 December 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Imprint CSP Classic Texts
- Edition Unabridged edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 551
- Language English