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HMS Detroit:

the battle for Lake Erie
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Naval Institute Press, 1990 - History - 150 pages

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Contents

Acknowledgements
vii
Chapter 2
20
Chapter 3
29
Copyright

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HMS Detroit: the battle for Lake Erie
HMS Detroit: the battle for Lake Erie
Robert Malcomson,Thomas Malcomson
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About the author (1990)

Robert Malcomson is a leading expert on the War of 1812 and the Age of Sail on the Great Lakes. He has written several acclaimed books, including "Capital in Flames: The American Attack on York, 1813" and "A Very Brilliant Affair: The Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812". He conducts battlefield tours and has been a consultant for television documentaries.

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TitleHMS Detroit: the battle for Lake Erie
AuthorsRobert Malcomson, Thomas Malcomson
ContributorThomas Malcomson
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherNaval Institute Press, 1990
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized18 Sep 2008
ISBN1557500533, 9781557500533
Length150 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Europe / Great Britain
History / Military / Naval
History / United States / 19th Century
Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
Transportation / General
United States
  
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