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Title: A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813 (Bluejacket Paperback Series) by David Curtis Skaggs, Gerard Atloff ISBN: 1-55750-892-5 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Signal Book
Comment: The Lake Erie Campaign was one of the few bright lights during the War of 1812. This succinct, readable book details the challenges and hardships faced by the combatants in what was then a largely unsettled part of North America. I bought mine at the National Historic Site headquarters at Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island, Ohio...and at the time, they had plenty of copies.
Rating: 5
Summary: 'Odds, Bobs, Hammer, and Tongs'
Comment: This excellent book is the definitive history of this hard-fought, valiant effort by two small fleets fighting each other to the death quite literally in the middle of nowhere, 1813.
Two quickly built naval squadrons, getting men and material for sailor and ships from wherever they could, fought each other to literal annihilation for the loser, and great strategic gains for the victor. Two talented naval officers, Briton Robert H. barclay, and American Oliver Hazard Perry, built their small fleets, manned them with whatever came along (in Perry's case 'a motley set, blacks, soldiers, and boys', including a Marine officer who was given his choice of a court-martial or serving on the northwest frontier-he was later killed in action in the battle, quite gallantly taking his death wound leading his men), and set sail to settle the fate of Lake Erie and its surrounding territory.
The authors tell their tale with wit, verve, and aplomb, from the different characters to the ships and the men that manned them. This volume definitely has the smell of gunpowder about it and is meticulously researched and very well-written. It is highly recommeded both as a valued addition to the literature of the period and a book than can stand on its own.
Rating: 5
Summary: Splendid history of this monumental battle
Comment: Skaggs and Altoff have done a terrific job with this almost forgotten piece of North American history. The authors deal not only with the battle itself, but also describe the events that lead to it, and the repercussions of it. The research is meticulous and put forth in a very readable way. This should be required reading for any history buff.
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Title: Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie by Gerard T. Altoff, Robyn Opthoff Lilek ISBN: 1887794034 Publisher: Perry Group Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Naval War of 1812 by Theodore Roosevelt, Caleb Carr, John Allen Gable ISBN: 0375754199 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle by David G. Fitz-Enz, John R. Elting, Christopher Prevost, David Jablonski, John Robert Elting ISBN: 0815411391 Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
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Title: John Paul Jones : Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy by Evan Thomas ISBN: 0743205839 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 14 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Fighting Sail on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay: The War of 1812 and its Aftermath by Barry M. Gough ISBN: 1557503141 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Pub. Date: 18 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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