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Military History

Item #001: Amongst My Best Men: Africans and the War of 1812
Gerald T. Altoff
 
Noted historian Gerald Altoff explores the previously neglected role of African Americans in the Battle of Lake Erie.
Published 1996, Softcover, 181 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $12.95
Item #076: Old Forts of the Great Lakes: Sentinels in the Wilderness
James P. Barry
 
Barry's impecable research makes this a must have for the military history buff.
Published 1994, Softcover, 167 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95
Item #082: Warships of the Great Lakes, 1754-1834
Robert Malcomson
 
This work has become the standard for military shipbuilding and vessel history on the early Great Lakes.
Published 2001, Hardcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $45.00
Item #119: Guardian of the Great Lakes: The U.S. Paddle Frigate MICHIGAN
Bradley A. Rodgers
 
The first iron hulled ship in the US Navy serves on the Great Lakes and its history is explored here.
Published 1999, Softcover, 214 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $22.95
Item #146: Surgeon of the Lakes: The Diary of Dr. Usher Parsons, 1812-1814
John C. Frederiksen, Ph.D.
 
Fascinating look into the life of a navy surgeon in the early 19th century.
Published 2000, Softcover, 114 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $10.95
Item #147: Deep Water Sailors, Shallow Water Soldiers: Manning the United States Fleet on Lake Erie - 1813
Gerald T. Altoff
 
Altoff's work is considered by most to be the authoritative study on the Battle of Lake Erie.
Published 1993, Softcover, 203 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $10.95
Item #159: A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813
David Curtis Skaggs & Gerald T. Altoff
 
Perry's victory examined.
Published 1997, Hardcover, 244 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $34.95
Item #160: The Building of Perry's Fleet on Lake Erie, 1812-1813
Max Rosenberg
 
The building of Perry's fleet explored.
Published 1987, Softcover, 67 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $6.95
Item #191: A Desirable Station: Soldier Life at Fort Mackinac, 1867-1895
Phil Porter
 

Published 2003, Hardcover, 116 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $14.95
Item #216: Charles Vernon Gridley: A Naval Career
Maxwell P. Schoenfeld
 
Describes the naval career of Charles Vernon Gridley
Published 1983, Softcover, 124 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $4.50

 
 
 
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