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September 17, 2015

Naval Logistics in the American Revolution

Four historians talked about the problems faced by the fledgling American Navy during the Revolutionary War, and how the force overcame the… read more

Naval Logistics in the American Revolution Four historians talked about the problems faced by the fledgling American Navy during the Revolutionary War, and how the force overcame the scarcity of vital provisions. They also spoke about how the American Navy cooperated with the much larger and more powerful French Navy to help defeat the British. close

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C. Thomas Long Assistant Professor George Washington University->History Department
Michael Crawford Senior Historian U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command

Michael Donnay Student Georgetown University
Thomas Longstreth Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of Defense->Strategy
Gene A. Smith Professor Texas Christian University->History
Glenn F. Williams Senior Historian U.S. Army Center of Military History

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U.S. Naval AcademyU.S. Naval Academy

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American History TV

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Program ID:: 328168-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
First Aired:: Oct 17, 2015 | 6:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Oct 25, 2015 | 2:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Oct 17, 2015 | 6:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 17, 2015 | 10:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 25, 2015 | 2:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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