Bluejackets on the Elizabeth: A Maritime History of Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Present

by Alan B. Flanders

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883911303
• ISBN13: 9781883911300
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Brandyline
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Bluejackets A Great Read!

I didn't know much about the naval history of Hampton Roads until I picked up a copy of Alan Flanders's Bluejackets on the Elizabeth! He writes with the right amount of historiography-the facts are there-but he also writes it in a very entertaining style. You literally fly along once you start and go back to the colonial era and the first development of Norfolk and Portsmouth as colonial ports. But Flanders takes you through the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War of 1845, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Cold War and even gets you to the latest war on Terrorism all within the scope of maritime lore within Hampton Roads. I really recommend this book for both the serious student and someone who wants something entertaining and fun. I learned a lot about Norfolk and Portsmouth. Bluejackets made me want to learn more and more. Charles Recter, Ph.D.