Perilous Fight: America's Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas, 1812-1815

by Stephen Budiansky

Book Overview

Budiansky relates the rousing story of a scrappy band of seamen and a visionary secretary of the navy who defeated the legendary British Royal Navy that had dominated the seas for more than two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307454959
• ISBN13: 9780307454959
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"