An epic story of one mans devotion to the American cause.
In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnolds 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 Arnolds Navy" is the dramatic chronicle of that
desperate battle and of the extraordinary events that occurred on
the American Revolutions critical northern front. Written with
captivating narrative vitality, this landmark book shows how
Benedict Arnolds fearless leadership against staggering odds in a
northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he
would later try to betray..
Praise for James L. Nelson: .
"James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English
language."
. --Patrick O'Brian, author of "Master and Commander,"
"James L. Nelson tells this story with clarity and literary
skill and with such ease and order that the reader feels he is
attending a dissertation on history given by a consummate
lecturer."
. --Ron Berthel, Associated Press, on "Reign of Iron: The Story of
the First Battling Ironclads," winner of the American Library
Associations 2004 Award for Best Military History.
"It is, by far, the best Civil War novel Ive read; reeking of
battle, duty, heroism and tragedy. Its a triumph of imagination and
good, taut writing . . . "
. --Bernard Cornwell on "Glory in the Name," winner of the W. Y.
Boyd Literary Award . . .
His name is synonymous with treason, yet few men did more to
prevent Americas defeat in 1776.
The story of Americas fight for independence has been dominated
by accounts from thebattlefields. where George Washington fought
the British, but one of the most critical and least remembered.
battles of 1776 was a bloody, lopsided fight on a wilderness lake
hundreds of miles north. In a war marked by improbable turning
points, that one naval battle would, in the end, prove the key to
America's ultimate victory..
Award-winning historian James L. Nelson weaves a thrilling
narrative around the Battle of Valcour Island, in which a
cobbled-together American fleet, led by the bold and resourceful
Arnold, stood up to the might of the British navy, only to be
destroyed in the end by overwhelming odds. Setting the desperate
battle in its context, "Benedict Arnold s Navy" describes the
strategic importance of the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, the
ambitious and largely successful American invasion of Quebec in
1775, and the bloody retreat of the following year. The one-year
delay of the subsequent British invasion from Canada won by Arnolds
gallant, overmatched fleet made possible an American triumph in the
Battle of Saratoga in 1777, the first significant victory of the
Revolution. This success finally convinced France to join America
in arms and turned the tide of war..
Using storytelling skills honed by a dozen novels, including the
popular "Revolution at Sea Saga" and the W. Y. Boyd Award-winning
"Glory in the Name," Nelson brings to life a new image of Benedict
Arnold. He is not the vainglorious traitor of popular imagination
but a fearless and talented officer, a favorite of General
Washington, and a man who, in thirty months of fighting, led troops
into hell and back..
This suspenseful drama is a salutary reminder that the American
Revolution between 1775 and1778 was a two-front war. "Benedict
Arnold s Navy" is a much needed look at the less-celebrated front
to the north, where armies clashed in the wilderness and on the
cold waters of Lake Champlain in battles that would determine the
outcome of the war as surely as the fighting at Trenton and
Yorktown..
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