Matthew Calbraith Perry: Antebellum Sailor and Diplomat
(Part of the Library of Naval Biography Series)
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The first complete biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry to appear in well over thirty years, this balanced assessment of the commodore's long and varied military career deals with both his strengths and weaknesses. Best remembered for leading a naval and diplomatic expedition to Japan in 1853 and 1854, Perry succeeded where others before him had failed and ended Japan's isolation from the West by signing a treaty that established formal diplomatic...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1557508127
ISBN13:9781557508126
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:US Naval Institute Press
Length:326 Pages
Weight:1.48 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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