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Waves and War
The first year of the United States' second war with Great Britain has been a disheartening embarassment for the young country with the Americans' advance into Canada via New York thoroughly repelled and entire swathes of the Northwest Territory now under the control of His Majesty's army. But with the British surge temporarily halted in Northwestern Ohio, crewman Joshua Nelson serving on board Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship and the rest of the American fleet on Lake Erie have the dangerous yet crucial opportunity of wresting the lake from the British and with it the primary supply line to the entire Northwest Territory.
44 pages, Paperback
First published August 20, 2012
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Kevin Moore
6 books39 followersKevin has been writing since he was eight years old, pecking away on his mom’s typewriter. He enjoys reading and writing fiction. Kevin decided to pivot his life toward studying history professionally about ten years ago and hasn’t looked back since. He now gets to research, preserve and share history as the curator of artifacts at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums in Fremont, Ohio. He also hosts "Can’t Make This Up: A History Podcast," where he gets the privilege of interviewing authors and historians. Kevin lives in Toledo with his family.
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June 1, 2022
"Mr. Nelson?"
Joshua turned to see Lieutenant James Yarnall standing perfectly erect in his pristine blue jacket with his arms clasped behind his back. "If you would be so kind as to return to your station. We are at war."
After attending a local author fair today, and purchasing the physical copy of this book, I decided to give it a quick reread, and to update my review.
Waves and War, by Kevin Moore, focuses on the naval engagement later named ‘The Battle of Lake Erie’, which took place on September 10th, 1813. The narrative follows Joshua Nelson as he serves aboard the American ship Lawrence, which is commanded by Master Commandant Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, as they engage the HMS Detroit. For someone who’s grown up less than an hour from this large body of water and never really explored the fact that there was an important naval engagement there, I found Waves and War educational as well as entertaining.
"The lion has barely begun to growl," said Maser Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry.
Moore shows his skill as a historian, as well as his ability to blend it into his fictional narrative of the characters. He includes interesting snippets of historical fact, as well as biographical information regarding the central figures, and does so in a well-constructed, and well-flowing narrative. I recommend it as a quick, interesting read, and one that those who were born near, or live near Lake Erie, may enjoy as a short and entertaining history lesson.
We have met the enemy, and they are ours.
Joshua turned to see Lieutenant James Yarnall standing perfectly erect in his pristine blue jacket with his arms clasped behind his back. "If you would be so kind as to return to your station. We are at war."
After attending a local author fair today, and purchasing the physical copy of this book, I decided to give it a quick reread, and to update my review.
Waves and War, by Kevin Moore, focuses on the naval engagement later named ‘The Battle of Lake Erie’, which took place on September 10th, 1813. The narrative follows Joshua Nelson as he serves aboard the American ship Lawrence, which is commanded by Master Commandant Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, as they engage the HMS Detroit. For someone who’s grown up less than an hour from this large body of water and never really explored the fact that there was an important naval engagement there, I found Waves and War educational as well as entertaining.
"The lion has barely begun to growl," said Maser Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry.
Moore shows his skill as a historian, as well as his ability to blend it into his fictional narrative of the characters. He includes interesting snippets of historical fact, as well as biographical information regarding the central figures, and does so in a well-constructed, and well-flowing narrative. I recommend it as a quick, interesting read, and one that those who were born near, or live near Lake Erie, may enjoy as a short and entertaining history lesson.
We have met the enemy, and they are ours.
January 14, 2014
I have never been a history buff. I wish all history books were written like this. I think more people would have paid attention and actually learned something. It read like a story and I could see the action through the writing. It was short, sweet, and to the point.
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