Origins of the US Navy: America's Revolutionary Pirate
Happy 250th Birthday to the US Navy! Today Don asks, who was John Paul Jones and did he really father the US Navy? Our guest is historian James L. Nelson, author of 'Washington's Secret Navy'.
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Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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