Blog Research #2

The research book I will be using is called, Rebel Privateers - The Winners of American Independence, written by Michael Scott Casey. It is a thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College for the requirement for the degree of Master of Military Art and Science. The book is an analysis of rebel privateers commissioned by Congress during the American Revolution. Cost and strategy analysis. and how the privateers contributions shaped the American Revolution. Their documented contributions, primarily from primary sources, are compared to those of the Continental Navy. By developing an "average" privateer and Continental Navy vessel, the study conducts a cost analysis of these warships to Congress, as well as the number and dollar value of their individual prizes to the American war effort.