Captains contentious

the long version

In Captains Contentious, accomplished maritime historian Louis Arthur Norton observes that many of the captains of the Continental Navy were quite obstinate as compared to their British counterparts. In doing so, Norton surveys the lives and military accomplishments of a quintet of captains in the nascent Continental Navy, investigating how their personality flaws both hindered their careers and enhanced their heroics in Revolutionary War combat. Norton's fast-paced account of intertwining naval actions also serves as a maritime history of the war as experienced by these men. - Jacket flap.