--- product_id: 1653013 title: "Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy" brand: "ian w. toll" price: "20579CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/1653013-six-frigates-the-epic-history-of-the-founding-of-u store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy **Brand:** ian w. toll **Price:** 20579CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by ian w. toll - **How much does it cost?** 20579CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/1653013-six-frigates-the-epic-history-of-the-founding-of-u) ## Best For - ian w. toll enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ian w. toll brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy ## Images ![Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81awZijTSYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well-written and researched book on the birth of the US Navy & its six frigates. *by L***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2022* I’ve read Ian W. Toll’s 3-book series on WW2 in the Pacific. They were all very well-written and revealed facts, incidents, events, personalities, etc. that I did not know or misunderstood. Given my admiration of his WW2 in the Pacific books, I purchased “Six Frigates”, but I anticipated that it wouldn’t be as good or as interesting. I was wrong. It was almost better. Ian W. Toll’s books have set a high standard for all history books that I now read.“Six Frigates” is NOT a history book for everyone. It’s mostly about tall sailing ships. I don’t have a naval background so most of the naval, seamanship, sailing, rigging, and tall ship jargon simply flew over-my-head. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it even though it was a struggle at times. I don’t fault the author since he couldn’t dumb-down the book to my level.My knowledge of US history has a big void between the Revolutionary War through the outbreak of the Civil War. “Six Frigates” helped plug up some of my knowledge gap by covering the final years of President George Washington and the terms of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. (He also covered Theodore Roosevelt who I did not know wrote a history book entitled “The Naval War of 1812” and, as POTUS, ordered the US Navy to sail around the world as The Great White Fleet to demonstrate US sea power.)I thought “Six Frigates” would only cover the building and the deployment of the original six frigates of the US Navy. I was wrong. The book covers much, much more (like dueling).“Six Frigates” covers the bitter political partisan fighting that reminds me of 2022. This surprised me. I thought there would be more harmony and unity given that the US had just won its independence.I found the budgeting and debating on the purpose, the design, and the construction of the six frigates and the establishment of a standing US Navy more controversial than I expected. The start-up cost to construct, equip, maintain, and man US naval vessels was incredibly expensive. i can understand why some politicians would balk at the cost.The reasons for the deployment of the US warships to fight in the Barbary Wars was a revelation to me. I never knew much about that war other than it being in the lyrics of the USMC hymn.The stopping, searching, and impressment of sailors serving on US vessels by the British navy as being one of the catalyst to the War of 1812 is something that I did not know. The fact that the British navy did it with impunity and without regards to citizenship is amazing.I read “Six Frigates” during the first 200 days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As I read the book, I kept finding similarities between the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the War of 1812. I guess history does repeat itself when it comes to wars.Like Russia and Ukraine, the US and Great Britain were once one nation. They shared a common language and heritage. Russia and Great Britain were considered the dominate military force in those relationships. When the War of 1812 began, Great Britain did not deploy its powerful military forces to overwhelm the US. When the US Navy had early success against the British navy, it generated vile derogatory attacks by the British tabloids, politicians, etc. against the Americans with calls for the British military to be more ruthless. The British recruited and deployed prisoners to serve in its military during the war. There were incidents of rape, murder, torture, looting, razing by British forces against American civilians which reminded me of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.When the War of 1812 ended, Great Britain would no longer be a threat to the US. The US would expand its fleet of warships; and become a dominate regional and world military and economic power. Hopefully, Ukraine will have the same outcome against Russia. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BZ Ian Tole *by S***P on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2023* Role’s reputation as the premier writer of The U.S. Navy is fully justified by this history of the creation of the.mightiest sea force in history. If you were graduating from Great Lake's boot camp and had ambition to succeed in the Navy reading this book and his brilliant trilogy of the Pacific campaign would launch your career. I believe that. So I confided to my handsome grand Don to do that poste haste. Here's to all Seaman who uphold the fine traditions Of The United States Navy. Fair winds and following seas me hardies. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6 Frigates *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023* It's a great read with a lot of historical significance as to how our great USN was constructed. 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