Mark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a long-time ship modeller, Mark Lardas is currently working in League City, Texas. He has written extensively about modelling as well as naval, maritime and military history. Paul Wright has painted ships of all kinds for most of his career, specializing in steel and steam warships from the late 19th century to the present day. A Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, Paul lives and works in Surrey.
Lardas' account of not only Great Lakes clashes, but the men who commanded and manned the vessels, gives the reader a broad and realistic account of naval combat in the 18th and 19th centuries. The author underscores problems faced finding competent commanding officers, experienced crews and marines to man vessels. - Toy Soldier & Model Figure