George Washington's Great Gamble: And the Sea Battle That Won the American Revolution
James L. Nelsonis the author of 15 works of fiction and nonfiction. His novels include the five books of his "Revolution at Sea" saga and three in his "Brethren of the Coast" series. His novelGlory in the Namewon the American Library Association's W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Best Military Fiction.Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, 2003, was his first work of nonfiction, and he has since authored two other histories of naval warfare in the American Revolution:Benedict Arnold's NavyandGeorge Washington's Secret Navy, which earned the Samuel Eliot Morison Award from the Naval Order of the United States. The Morison Award is one of the top honors accorded maritime historians in the U.S., and past winners include David McCullough and Patrick O'Brian.