18th century Quote by David McCullough

In fact, it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century. The largest, most powerful force ever set forth from Britain or any…

— David McCullough

American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile…

— Rick Atkinson

Naval dominance of European waters was the largest, longest, most complex and expensive project ever undertaken by the British state and society.

— Nicholas Rodger

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.

— Horatio Nelson

I am impressed with the belief that our naval force ought not to cost more in proportion than the British. In some things they…

— John C. Calhoun

Even leaving aside its military bases, America's influence on the domestic ordering of British life has been enormous, though sometimes unrecognised.

— Linda Colley

“Two great armadas would carry more than 100,000 troops to the invasion beaches. One fleet would sail 2,800 miles from Britain to Algeria, with…

— Rick Atkinson

A bulger of a place it is. The number of the ships beat me all hollow, and looked for all the world like a…

— Davy Crockett

The drive to scale in almost every endeavor. The British went very large scale in ship building and a few other industries. Their steel…

— Charles R. Morris

“As night fell, Yamamoto, aboard the huge battleship Yamato, steamed eastward at full speed into the night. Far ahead the destroyers went to flank…

— Dale A. Jenkins

“This giant fleet of American warships – a modern armada – churns across the ocean day and night for a journey of four thousand…

— James Bradley

“I understood much later that this was the day of ‘the largest seaborne invasion in history’ or ‘the biggest military operation ever mounted’ –…

— Holger Eckhertz