The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812. Made famous by the American fleet commander Oliver Hazard Perry's comment, "We have met the enemy and they are ours, " the battle marked the U.S. Navy's first successful fleet action and one of the Royal Navy's rare surrenders of an entire squadron. This book builds up to a detailed examination of the battle by first evaluating the strategic background and tactical conduct of both the British ...
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The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812. Made famous by the American fleet commander Oliver Hazard Perry's comment, "We have met the enemy and they are ours, " the battle marked the U.S. Navy's first successful fleet action and one of the Royal Navy's rare surrenders of an entire squadron. This book builds up to a detailed examination of the battle by first evaluating the strategic background and tactical conduct of both the British and the Americans in their efforts to control the critical Lake Erie frontier during the first year of the war. Incorporating British, Canadian, and American archival and published documents, David Skaggs and Gerard Altoff provide a wealth of new insights while offering a totally impartial analysis of all sides of the struggle to control the lake. New diagrams of the battle are included that reflect the authors' modification of traditional positions of various vessels. A thorough discussion is also presented of the positive and negative aspects of the command leadership exercised by Perry and his British opponent, Commander Robert H. Barclay. The authors also take a close look at the postbattle controversy between Perry and his second-in-command, Jesse Duncan Elliott.
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Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Great Lakes; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 1557500304. ISBN/EAN: 9781557500304. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6083.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st edition 1997 with DJ. Inscribed by Author. Binding strong, pages tight. No other marks or writing. DJ shows normal wear with edge tears
