Not only the lack of quite a few hundred very good men, although the destruction of one of The us’s few frigates, a single freshly refitted and ready for a superb struggle under far better conditions. For their credit rating, no one openly displayed despair, only a grim going through of points in addition to a determination to a minimum of preser

was fully becalmed, her rudder worthless and her only movement a gradual wallow inside the Atlantic swell. Archivist Rebecca Livingston, a professional on naval warships, and her colleague, Kim McKeithan, were being just marvelous. They sat down with me and listened to what I had been endeavoring to do and steered me in the ideal direction.We cons