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Robley Dunglison Evans (1846-1912) trat 1860 der US Navy bei und kämpfte im Bürgerkrieg. Schwer verwundet bei Fort Fisher, zog er sich 1866 zurück, kehrte jedoch in den aktiven Dienst zurück und machte eine bemerkenswerte Karriere bis zum Konteradmiral. 1901 veröffentlichte er die Geschichte seines beeindruckenden Lebens. Reprint der Originalausgabe von 1901.