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Price of Command
- Author:
- Wanttaja, Ronald
- Subjects:
- American History; Leadership; War of 1812
- Geography:
- Lake Erie
- Age:
- 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
- Grade:
- 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Order code:
- 2869
- Price:
- $9.99
- Online Price:
- $7.99
- Class sets:
- 10 or more: $7.00 each. (Order code: 2869S)
The following review was for the first book in the series, Key To Honor. The Price Of Command is a faithful continuation.
“...fascinating...characters as detailed and multi-faceted as are
found in any novels for adults...a gripping naval story hard to lay down, it is also a coming of age story, a novel of character development that far surpasses many naval stories for adults.”—John Forester
The battle of Lake Erie took place a little more than three months after the Shannon/Chesapeake scrape. In this follow-up novel to Key To Honor, Midshipman Nate Lawton is sent to Lake Erie to help man the rough frontier fleet built by Oliver Hazard Perry. Historically, the novel is set in the middle of the Perry/Elliot controversy.
To his initial delight, Nate finds that a shortage of officers places him in a much higher position than his limited experience would normally bring. The fortunes of war catapult him to an even higher rank...the acting first lieutenant of a Brig Of War. But command has its price. Nate’s captain is unwilling to pay it, and uses Nate as his scapegoat for the dirty work. Now Nate is caught between the rocks of naval discipline and the shoals of his superior officer’s unbending ambition. His captain thinks nothing of bending the truth to glorify his own career and ruin Nate, if he speaks out.
The following review was for the first book in the series, Key To Honor. The Price Of Command is a faithful continuation.
“...fascinating...characters as detailed and multi-faceted as are
found in any novels for adults...a gripping naval story hard to lay down, it is also a coming of age story, a novel of character development that far surpasses many naval stories for adults.”—John Forester
The battle of Lake Erie took place a little more than three months after the Shannon/Chesapeake scrape. In this follow-up novel to Key To Honor, Midshipman Nate Lawton is sent to Lake Erie to help man the rough frontier fleet built by Oliver Hazard Perry. Historically, the novel is set in the middle of the Perry/Elliot controversy.
To his initial delight, Nate finds that a shortage of officers places him in a much higher position than his limited experience would normally bring. The fortunes of war catapult him to an even higher rank...the acting first lieutenant of a Brig Of War. But command has its price. Nate’s captain is unwilling to pay it, and uses Nate as his scapegoat for the dirty work. Now Nate is caught between the rocks of naval discipline and the shoals of his superior officer’s unbending ambition. His captain thinks nothing of bending the truth to glorify his own career and ruin Nate, if he speaks out.
