Product Description: In his study of William Henry Harrison, David Curtis Skaggs sheds light on the role of citizen-soldiers in taming the wilderness of the old Northwest. Perhaps best known for the Whig slogan in 1840―"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"―Harrison used his efforts to pacify Native Americans and defeat the British in the War of 1812 to promote a political career that eventually elevated him to the presidency...read more

Product Description: Experts weigh in on a pivotal engagement in the War of 1812Few naval battles in American history have left a more enduring impression on America's national consciousness than the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813. Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry's battle flag emblazoned with the message "Don t Give Up the Ship", now enshrined at the U...read more

Product Description: This is an examination of the naval career of the American commander at the Battle of Plattsburgh.

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 Americans in their efforts to control the critical Lake Erie frontier during the first year of the war. Not since James Fenimore Cooper's 1843 book on the subject has the battle been examined in such detail, and not since Alfred Thayer Mahan's 1905 study of the war has there been such a significant reinterpretation of the engagement.Incorporating British, Canadian, and American archival and published documents, David Skaggs and Gerard Altoff provide a wealth of new insights while at the same time 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, Robert H. Barclay. The authors also take a close look at the post-battle controversy between Perry and his second-in-command, Jesse Duncan Elliott.

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Book by Skaggs, David Curtis

A collection of ten presentations from the War on the Great Lakes Symposium represents all parties of the 1812 conflict (view table of contents)

Product Description: This book should be of interest to undergraduate courses in military history, political science.