The Penobscot Expedition

...a definitive book on this significant but little-known action in American naval history. ~Sea Power

...offers tremendous insight into littoral naval operations, as well as the many difficulties raised by a divided command hierarchy. ~Nautical Research Journal

...solves a mystery that has puzzled generations of historians. ~Sea Classics

Buker is convincing...this book must be regarded as the standard treatment of the American defeat. ~Choice Reviews

The Penobscot Expedition is a wonderful book about an important event, told with gusto and a fine attention to detail...A superior piece of naval history. ~James Tertius de Kay, author of The Battle of Stonington

An original and major reinterpretation of the controversial Penobscot calamity that no student of Revolutionary War naval operations can ignore. First-rate scholarship. ~Clark G. Reynolds, College of Charleston, author of Navies in History