I just started reading the book “The Wager” by David Grann. The book mentions The War of Jenkin’s Ear and claims that the fleet of 186 ships that admiral Edward Vernon led resulted in the largest amphibious assault in history. The exact quote is “The British offensive- involving a massive fleet of 186 ships, led by Admiral Edward Vernon-would be the largest amphibious assault in history.” But I recall The Invasion of Normandy being the largest amphibious assault in history and google seems to back me up on it. Did I misread this in any way? I can’t find anything online about any misinformation in the book so this is pretty shocking to me considering how popular it is. Makes me wonder what other possible misinformation could be in the book. I hope I’m mistaken because I’m enjoying it so far.
by Designer_Virus_4538
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Maybe it’s meant that it was the largest at the time.