David C Skaggs: 2 books
Oliver Hazard Perry
Honor, Courage, and Patriotism in the Early U.S. Navy
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Hailed for his decisive victory over a Royal Navy squadron on Lake Erie in September 1813 and best known for his after-action report proclamation We have met the enemy and they are ours, Oliver Hazard Perry was one the early U.S. Navy s most famous heroes. In this modern, scholarly reassessment of...
A Signal Victory
The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
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...