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Six Frigates

It’s about the early years of the US Navy’s first Frigates. A really great read, especially if you enjoy American or Naval history. It manages to hit that perfect balance of delving deep into subjects like ship building while still being very entertaining. Plus the audiobook is narrated by Stephen Lang, who played General Longstreet in Gettysburg and the scar dude in Avatar.

You are very welcome. Not sure if you have read it but an absolute must for understanding the first 40 years of the USN is Ian W. Toll's 6 Frigates. http://www.amazon.com/Six-Frigates-Epic-History-Founding/dp/039333032X

And int he end by 1815 the USN just didnt have very many officers it could turn to for senior command.

Truxton and Dale had left prior to the war and were persona non grata. Prebble was dead along with Lawrence.

That essentially left Perry, Bainbridge, Decatur, Hull, Chauncey, Stewart, Rodgers, and Macdonough as the cadre of experienced captains to virtually run the navy. Which explains how to even just fill out the ranks men like Barron and Porter were brought back into the fold. And how men like Elliott attained rank. For better or worse there were about 2 dozen men of any rank in the USN who had commanded a vessel in battle and they couldnt afford to let too many go for reasons of personality conflicts.

Though when they started killing each other that was a different matter.

https://www.amazon.com/Six-Frigates-Epic-History-Founding/dp/039333032X

Go get it or borrow it. Great look at acquisition and the challenges therein, going back to the beginning. Nothing new under the sun

Agreed! This is a great book btw: https://www.amazon.com/Six-Frigates-Epic-History-Founding/dp/039333032X

If you want to read some bad ass stuff on Tripoli, more on the US navy itself not so much on the marines but it talks about the Tripoli campaign a lot. It is called Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy an amazing book.