| The Battles at Plattsburgh: September 11, 1814 Contributor(s): Herkalo, Keith A. (Author), Graves, Donald E. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1609495160 ISBN-13: 9781609495169 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.525 |
| LCCN: 2012017812 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Geographic Orientation - New York - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Both Roosevelt and Churchill recognized the importance of the land and naval battles of Plattsburgh. Many other, more famous, engagements were ruses meant to divert U.S. troops away from the prize Plattsburgh would afford: a clear pathway into New England. If not for the exemplary skills of two young military officers, Commodore Macdonough and General Macomb, and the force they commanded, regular army and naval personnel, New York and Vermont Militia, Native Americans, Veteran Exempts and boys from the local school, the war and the nation would have been lost. Using original source documents, author Keith Herkalo retells the battles at Plattsburgh, the key battles of the War of 1812. |
