Benedict Arnold's Navy
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"James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language."
--Patrick O’Brian, author of Master & Commander
Did America's most despised traitor actually help win the Revolutionary War?
Benedict Arnold's Navy tells the story of the critical battles on the northern front. Covering one of history's great "tipping point" battles, award-winning author James Nelson recounts the courageous and exemplary campaign of Arnold and his cobbled-together fleet of "ships" against the British in the Battle of Valcour Island (Lake Champlain) in October 1776. Despite losing the battle, Arnold succeeded in delaying the British long enough to force them into winter quarters, giving Washington time to train and strengthen the Continental Army.
James L. Nelson, a former sailing vessel seaman and boatswain, is the author of two series of novels about the great sailing navies: Revolution at Sea and Brethren of the Coast. His most recent novel is Glory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy. He also wrote the nonfiction title Reign of Iron:The Story of the First Battling Ironclads.
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