The struggle for sea power: a naval history of the American Revolution

American Revolution, 1773-1775. British pyre ; American origins ; European gunpowder ; Canadian invasion ; Colonial sea power ; British evacuation

Civil war, 1776-1777. British attack ; Freshwater fleets ; American riposte ; British surrender ; American sea power

World war, 1778-1780. 1778 : Bourbon alliance ; French firepower ; British survival ; Caribbean Sea ; Indian empire ; 1779 : Spanish patience ; Bourbon invasion ; British resourcefulness ; Caribbean crisis ; French incompetence ; American destruction ; 1780, British dominance ; Allied recommitment ; Spanish skill ; Russian meddling

American independence, 1781. Dutch disaster ; British obsession ; French escapes ; Allied success.