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R. Blake Dunnavent. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2003. 185 pp. Maps. Photos. Gloss. Appen. Notes. Bib. Index. $55.00.
Commerce and transportation have flowed along rivers for centuries, and warships of one sort or another have followed the same currents. From the clumsy galleys of the American Revolution to the swift gunboats of the Vietnam War, the boats themselves have changed and improved, but their missions have remained much the same. Their tasks have been to harass the enemy and blockade ports,...