Naval Documents of the American Revolution: American theater: June 1, 1778-August 15, 1778 ; European theater: June 1, 1778-August 15, 1778Naval History Division, Department of the Navy, 1964 - Government publications In the tradition of the preceding volumes - the first of which was published in 1964 - this work synthesizes edited documents, including correspondence, ship logs, muster rolls, orders, and newspaper accounts, that provide a comprehensive understanding of the war at sea in the spring of 1778. The editors organize this wide array of texts chronologically by theater and incorporate French, Italian, and Spanish transcriptions with English translations throughout. |
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