The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake: Navigating the Common History of Three Nations

The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake: Navigating the Common History of Three Nations

Chris Dickon

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FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9781625843791

"Fight "til she sinks, boys. Don't give up the ship! Burn her."James Lawrence's command, spoken as his final fighting words in the historic 1813 battle between the USS Chesapeake and the HMS Shannon, would endure as the motto of the U.S. Navy. He lost the battle, however, and a large portion of the