Comments by "Helium Road" (@RCAvhstape) on "Frigate Duels of the War of 1812 - USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere" video.

  1. I'm going to love this series. When I was growing up, I read a book about Old Ironsides that, IIRC, was written for boys, and was very inspired by it. Later when I visited Annapolis and then Constitution herself, I had a deeper perspective of what I was seeing. Sadly, I'm not sure how many younger Americans (or of any age for that matter) are aware of this ship and its relevance to US history, but anyone who enjoys films like Master and Commander, pirate stories, Hornblower books, etc., would probably love to know the real stories about age of sail warfare.
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  2.  @MacFinn-wp2vn  I don't think that was it. It was more of a straight history book and I think it was just called "Old Ironsides" which makes it almost impossible to look up. But yes, I had a great uncle who served in the Navy in WWII, and I myself served in the Corps in Desert Storm, and later aboard USS Nassau LHA-4. I'll look up the book you mentioned. Semper FI, brother.
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