An Admiral for America: Sir Peter Warren, Vice Admiral of the Red, 1703-1752 (New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology S.)

by Julian Gwyn

Gene A. Smith

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Sir Peter Warren, one of the most imaginative officers of the British Navy, played a key role in the defense and expansion of British naval power in colonial America. In this biography, Julian Gwyn, the preeminent authority on Warren and an award-winning author, describes Warren's strategic military vision and sympathetic view of colonial life as well as his frustrated political aspirations and entrepreneurial real estate ventures in both New York and England. Born into an Irish Catholic family, Warren signed on as a seaman at age 13 and rapidly advanced in rank in the Royal Navy, a new profession...Read more
  • ISBN10 0813027098
  • ISBN13 9780813027098
  • Publish Date 19 April 2004
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 17 May 2016
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University Press of Florida
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English