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Intrepid sailors : the legacy of Preble's boys and the Tripoli campaign / Chipp Reid.

Author/creator Reid, Chipp
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2012.
Descriptionpages ; cm.
Subject(s)
Preble, Edward, 1761-1807.
Philadelphia (Frigate)
Intrepid (Ketch)
Pirates--Africa, North --History --19th century.
United States--History --Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 --Naval operations.
United States--History, Naval --To 1900.
Contents "To be prepared for war" -- Into the fray -- Preble -- Assembly point -- Officers and gentlemen -- "Child of adversity" -- "There shall not be an idle ship" -- Birth of a plan -- Prisoners of the Bashaw -- Volunteers for the unknown -- "The most bold and daring act of the age" -- Strike, counter-strike -- Backlash -- Gunboat diplomacy -- Blockade -- "Dreadful to Barbary" -- Battle lines -- Battle of the gunboats -- Drawing breath -- Battle of Tripoli -- An Intrepid gamble -- The infernal -- "Preble's boys" -- Homecoming.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012020926
ISBN9781612511177 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1612511171 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781612511252 (e-book)
ISBN1612511252 (e-book)

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