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Kidnapping the Enemy
The Daring Raid to Kidnap a British General in Order to Gain Freedom for the Highest Ranking Continental Officer Captured During the American RevolutionOn the night of December 12, …
Abductions in the American Revolution
The tactic of kidnapping enemy leaders, used in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dates to the American Revolution. George Washington called such efforts …
World War II Rhode Island
Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size.Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facilities. They included the country's …
Rhode Island Campaign
The Marquis de Lafayette and the French Navy join Nathanael Green, John Sullivan, and a Continental Army to Attach a British Stronghold in New EnglandOn July 29, 1778, a powerful …
Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island
A history of espionage in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War.Espionage played a vital role during the American Revolution in Rhode Island. The British and Americans each …
Dark Voyage
At the start of the American War of Independence, Great Britain dominated overseas commerce and was the leading slave-trading nation in the world. In 1776, American …
Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island
Following the success of World War II Rhode Island, author Christian McBurney returns, with new coauthors Norman Desmarais and Varoujan Karentz, to present extraordinary personal …
Machine Guns in Narragansett Bay
During World War I and World War II, Rhode Island was dotted with coastal forts filled with large caliber guns. Yet they were never fired in anger. By contrast, from 1929 to 1933, …