Search Results: A Signal Victory by David Curtis Skaggs

244 Pages. Stated: First Printing.This is a very interesting study on the 1812 - 1813 Naval campaign in Lake Erie including both the British and American strategies. The book's dust jacket is in Fine condition with only some minor scuffing and wearing marks keeping it from being like-new and the interior book is also in Fine condition with no visible extraneous markings, detriments, or distractions throughout it and thus all of its printing, maps, and its other illustrations are all in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition and the book's bindings remain tight and therefore are sound. If you should order this very interesting study on the Lake Erie campaign of the War of 1812 from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, then boxed and padded and mailed right away to you with insurance and will come with out absolute appreciation for your order.

Paperback / softback. New. 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 was one of the rare occasions when the Royal Navy surrendered an entire squadron. This book draws on British, Canadian, and American documents to offer 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. The book also evaluates the strategic background and tactical conduct of the British and the Americans and the command leadership exercised by Perry and his British opponent, Commander Robert H. Barclay. Not since James Fenimore Cooper's 1843 book on the… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

. Very Good. 1557508925. Naval Institute Press, bright clean copy no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 2000. Paperback.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.