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Lake Erie Campaign of 1813, The - I Shall Fight Them This Day

By: History Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (History Press)

MSRP old price: $19.99


Product Info

Title
Lake Erie Campaign of 1813, The - I Shall Fight Them This Day
Publisher
Category
Author
Walter P. Rybka
Publish Year
2012
Pages
128
Dimensions
6x9x.5"
NKG Part #
2148148092
Type
Softcover

Description

The story of the Lake Erie Campaign and the culminating Battle of Lake Erie.

On September 10, 1813, the hot, still air that hung over Lake Erie was broken by the sounds of sharp conflict. Led by Oliver Hazard Perry, the American fleet met the British, and though they sustained heavy losses, Perry and his men achieved one of the most stunning victories in the War of 1812. Author Walter Rybka traces the Lake Erie Campaign from the struggle to build the fleet in Erie, Pennsylvania, during the dead of winter and the conflict between rival egos of Perry and his second in command, Jesse Duncan Elliott, through the exceptionally bloody battle that was the first U.S. victory in a fleet action. With the singular perspective of having sailed the reconstructed U.S. brig Niagara for over 20 years, Rybka brings the knowledge of a shipmaster to this war story.