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After 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their rights as citizens. None had to fight harder than the nation’s seamen, who

From the Battle of Dunkirk to the sinking of the Bismark and Scharnhorst, "Citizen Sailors" is the first definitive history of the Royal Navy in WWII. Drawing o

This commemorative volume records a special kind of dual citizenship: Canadians exercising the profession of the sea in their nation's service, while also livin

During the Antebellum era, thousands of free black sailors were arrested for violating the Negro Seamen Acts. In retelling the harrowing experiences of free bla

A diverse group of contributors offer different perspectives on whether or not the different experiences of our military and the broader society amounts to a "g