A fictionalised account of real events of the War of 1812. After running aground the frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, now severely damaged, tried to break out of New York Harbor, but was intercepted by a British squadron of four frigates and was forced to surrender after a battle with HMS Endymion commanded by Captain "Lord Valentine "Hope

Author: Brian Burland

Title: Stephen Decatur: The Devil and the Endymion

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First Published by: Allen & Unwin

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Format: HC

Date: 30 October 1975

ISBN-10: 0048231223

ISBN-13: 9780048231222