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A book, titled the navy, from the naval historical foundation. Jul 02, 2018 during a banquet at the doubletree annapolis hotel on friday night, 18 september, attendees heralded the latest authors to receive the commodore dudley w. This was broken down into various time frames and specifically focused on what the navy did during different wars. A timeline of naval fiction books set in the age of sail. Check the usna history department website for a call for papers. Oct 01, 2017 naval historical foundation, washington d. Naval historical foundation 0883631008 gg archives. The naval historical foundation collection and related. A forum to discuss other age of sail fiction, modern era books or indeed any fiction.
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