ARP405 Quasi-War Navy
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The Quasi-War with France gave birth to the US Navy and Marines, after Congress had eliminated both following the end of the Revolutionary War. US Navy ships take on French ships in the West Indies and elsewhere. They get some help from the British Navy, but issues of sailor impressment continue to divide Britain and the US.
This episode's, blog entry at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode.
Book Recommendation of the Week: Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1801, by Michael Palmer (borrow on archive.org).
Online Recommendation of the Week: Our Naval War with France: https://archive.org/details/ournavalwarwith03allegoog
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