We Have Met the Enemy: Oliver Hazard Perry, Wilderness Commodore

by Richard H. Dillon

Book Overview

Hardcover Book and Jacket. Read about Perry's monumental victory on Lake Erie, War of 1812, one of the greatest naval achievements of all time. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070169810
• ISBN13: 9780070169814
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A good introduction to Perry and his battles

Oliver Hazard Perry is a true American naval hero who changed the course of our nation's history and seems to have been forgotten. How is this possible?? The book floats between a shallow biography of Perry and a good description of the his battles in and around Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Perry's historic battle with the British fleet on Lake Erie is well told and this section alone makes the book worthwhile. This an easy read once you become aware of the author's annoying habit of referring to new characters as if they had been previously introduced in the story. The book shines as an introduction to this little known period of American history, but before I had finished, I knew that I would be looking for a more substantial text on Perry and his role in the War of 1812.

The U.S. Navy Saves The Day (Again)

How much can one man accomplish when it seems that the forces nature and bureaucracy are allied against him? Sent to build and man a fleet to protect the border country along the Great Lakes with almost no help from his superiors who were complacent at best and incompetent at worst, Oliver Hazard Perry accomplished his task and helped defeat the British in what was an incredible feat of arms. Commodore Perry is truly one of the most amazing men in all of naval history. The Great Lakes campaigns of the War Of 1812 aren't really addressed in school and it is a shame. There was more to the war than Fort McHenry and the Battle of New Orleans. This book is well written and very inspiring. You can't help but get the impression that Commodore Perry would have been an awesome businessman in today's world. Rich in detail and lively in verbiage, this book is hard to put down. In Navy Basic Training I had been taught that here was a man to admire. Read this book and discover greatness.