Title: Oliver Hazard Perry : honor, courage, and patriotism in the early U.S. Navy /
Authors: Skaggs, David Curtis.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Perry, Oliver Hazard,; United States. Biography.; Ship captains United States Biography; Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813.; United States History Naval operations.; United States History Naval operations.
Abstract: "Hailed for his decisive victory over a Royal Navy squadron on Lake Erie in September 1813 and best known for his after-action report proclamation "We have met the enemy and they are ours," Oliver Hazard Perry was one of the early U.S. Navy's most famous heroes. In this scholarly reassessment of the man and his career, Professor David Skaggs emphasizes Perry's place in naval history as an embodiment of the code of honor, an exemplar of combat courage, and a symbol of patriotism to his fellow officers and the American public. It is the first biography of Perry to be published in more than a quarter of a century and the first to offer an even-handed analysis of his career.".
Contents: Joining the navy -- Apprenticeship -- Building the Lake Erie Squadron -- The test of combat -- Hero of Lake Erie -- Ashore and afloat -- Caribbean commodore -- Epilogue: the Perry-Elliott controversy continued