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Battle of Lake Champlain Bicentennial Commemoration

September 9, 2014Admin1812, 1814, battles, lake champlain, naval battles, singing, War of 1812

This September 11th, the National Museum of the United States Navy will commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, a magnificent tactical victory which proved vital in securing America’s future, with activities throughout the day. The Museum will host a number of events to commemorate the Battle of Lake Champlain.

BOOK REVIEW – Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

November 6, 2012AdminBook Reviewsbattles, Coral, Gentz, Harbor, history, Japan, Midway, naval, navy, pacific, Pearl, review, sea, Toll, war, world, WW23 Comments

By Ian W. Toll, W.W. Norton Company, New York, London, (2011). Reviewed by Rear Adm. Richard Gentz, USN (Ret.) Do not expect an objective review to follow! I was an immediate fan of Ian Toll when I found his first book Six Frigates in a gift shop on the Newport, Rhode Island waterfront. The continued