Product details
- ISBN 9781849085663
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244 x 5mm
- Publication Date: 20 Mar 2012
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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When war broke out in 1812, neither the United States Navy nor the Royal Navy had more than a token force on the Great Lakes.
However, once the shooting started, it sparked a ship-building arms race that continued throughout the war. Mark Lardas examines the design and development of the warships built upon the lakes during the war, emphasising their differences from their salt-water contemporaries. Alongside illustrations, he explains their operational use as they were pitted against each other in a number of clashes on the lakes that often saw ships captured, re-crewed, and thrown back against their previous owners.
Released in 2012 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the war, this is a timely look at a small, freshwater naval war.
Mark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a long-time ship modeller, he has written extensively about modelling as well as naval, maritime, and military history.
Paul Wright has painted ships of all kinds for most of his career, specializing in steel and steam warships from the late 19th century to the present day. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and has illustrated the works of Patrick O’Brian, Dudley Pope and C.S. Forester amongst others.
