Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie

by Gerard T. Altoff

Book Overview

A gripping and absorbing narrative, yet an easily understood and highly readable account of the Old Northwest's most significant military event. The focus of the book is the naval conflict itself.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887794034
• ISBN13: 9781887794039
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Perry Group
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Quick, Fun Read

You will find this book entertaining as well as informative. Among the notable insights offered is an excellent description of the size (or lack thereof) of the fleets involved in the much-aggrandized battles on the Great Lakes. This is very enjoyable History.

A wonderful Book on the History of this Great Lake

I really enjoyed this book. It made me feel like I had something at stake, in this battle, despite the fact I was born many generations later. The book gives a (tales of the tape) reveiw of the two opposing Commanders. This book will fit right in with any history book on your shelf and will give you alot of insight into the Perry's wonderful victory.

Naval Warfare

Written for those who already understand the causes of the War of 1812, this slim volume offers a balanced examination of the most significant naval action of the war. When Oliver Hazard Perry, commodore of the Lake Erie fleet, defeated the British on the water he prevented His Majesty's Forces from mounting a serious threat against U.S forces west of the Niagara. Without drowning the reader in a mass of details, the author provides the best descriptions of naval warfare and naval terms that I have ever read. Visitors to the Oliver Hazard Perry Peace Memorial at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, one of the lesser known national parks, would be wise to pick up this book as would anyone interested in life aboard a wooden ship during wartime.