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Camden, ME: International Marine/ MacGraw-Hill, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/good. White boards with blue cloth binding and gilt spine lettering. "In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold’s treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion. Benedict Arnold’s Navy is the dramatic chronicle of that desperate battle and of the extraordinary events that occurred on the American Revolution’s critical northern front. Written with captivating narrative vitality, this landmark book shows how Benedict Arnold’s fearless leadership against staggering odds in a northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he would later try to betray." - from the back cover of the book"James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language." - -Patrick O'Brian, author of Master and Commander Book is fine, appears unread.… Read More

Osprey Publishing, 1998. Later printing. Soft Cover. Very Good +. 48 pages with color illustrations as well as black & white photographs and illustrations showing the uniforms and equipment as well as giving the history and organization of the British Army in North America between 1775 and 1783. Book is in very good condition with minor edge wear, bumped at the corners, lower back corner tip worn. There are two mild bends on the front cover, but no creasing, and some surface smudging. There is a private inscription on the inside front cover. The pitcure is a scan of the actual book.