"Any reader interested in the American Revolutionary War will nevertheless find this interesting work to offer a refreshingly different spotlight on the subject, and one that illuminates the maritime operations and issues of all sides involved."

Nautical Research Journal - Volume 69 (2024)

"While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While the book’s geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which vessels like sloops and barges fought—actions which proved to be as decisive as the familiar ship-of-the-line confrontations. It is also an example of history from the bottom up, emphasizing the role of the crew as much as the not-always-heroic officers."

The Maritime Committee of the Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC)

“Any reader interested in the American Revolutionary War will nevertheless find this interesting work to offer a refreshingly different spotlight on the subject, and one that illuminates the maritime operations and issues of all sides involved.”

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The Nautical Research Guild

“Corbett makes it his goal to bring the story under one cover and without impudence. His matter-of-fact style leaves no room for nationalistic interpretation… Corbett proves that the maritime history of the war was, indeed, worthy of in-depth study, and that the war was much more than just what happened on the fields at Yorktown and Saratoga.”

National Maritime Historical Society - Sea History Magazine, Issue #187, Summer 2024

"This is a very dense and detailed account...In conclusion, this is certainly a volume that should be placed on the shelves of the staff colleges."

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The Naval Review

Historians will be thankful to Corbett for illuminating an overlooked aspect of the past...

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Australian Naval Institute

"This is a book founded on wide research and packed with information..."

South West Soundings, South West Maritime History Society

A original, meticulous, detailed, documented, and fascinating historical study, "A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War: An Atlantic-Wide Conflict over Independence and Empire" is informatively enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of a section of b/w plates, thirty-eight pages of Notes, and a four page Index. A work of throughly impressive scholarship that is thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, and also available in a digital book format, "A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War: An Atlantic-Wide Conflict" is highly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library American Revolutionary History collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.

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Midwest Book Review

This is a careful and scholarly book which plays down the epic moments like the bombardment of Gibraltar and the duel between the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard. In their place we have not only an account of all the main naval actions, including the combats on the lakes and rivers, but also of the organisation, supply and manning of the various navies on both sides.

If you are familiar only with the land war then read this as a corrective.

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