Prior to the American Revolution; the Ohio River Valley was a cauldron of competing interests: Indian; colonial; and imperial. The conflict known as Pontiac’s Uprising; which lasted from 1763 until 1766; erupted out of this volatile atmosphere. Never Come to Peace Again; the first complete account of Pontiac’s Uprising to appear in nearly fifty years; is a richly detailed account of the causes; conduct; and consequences of events that proved pivotal in American colonial history.When the Seven Years’ War ended in 1760; French forts across the wilderness passed into British possession. Recognizing that they were just exchanging one master for another; Native tribes of the Ohio valley were angered by this development. Led by an Ottawa chief named Pontiac; a confederation of tribes; including the Delaware; Seneca; Chippewa; Miami; Potawatomie; and Huron; rose up against the British. Ultimately unsuccessful; the prolonged and widespread rebellion nevertheless took a heavy toll on British forces.Even more devastating to the British was the rise in revolutionary sentiment among colonists in response to the rebellion. For Dixon; Pontiac’s Uprising was far more than a bloody interlude between Great Britain’s two wars of the eighteenth century. It was the bridge that linked the Seven Years’ War with the American Revolution.
#2245884 in Books University of Oklahoma Press 2001-05-15 2000-04-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.09 x 6.00l; 1.36 #File Name: 0806133481464 pages
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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful. An excellent look at "ordinary" submariners at warBy Bruce TrinqueThere have been many books written about individual US Navy submarines during World War Two in the Pacific; but almost invariably they are written from the viewpoint of the commander or executive officer. "USS Pampanito: Killer-Angel" is different. This is a book which; for the most part; tells the story of a submarine at war through the eyes of her crew; the men who kept her engines running; who scanned the skies for enemy aircraft when surfaced; who strained to load the torpedoes into her tubes during convoy attacks.Sparked by the stories told by his late father; a crewman aboard the Pamapanito during her first two combat patrols; Greg Michno collected the tales of fifty of the men who served aboard her from her launch in 1943 till the end of the war. Together with extensive research into official records; Michno has woven these firsthand accounts into an absorbing portrait of ordinary men at war. His recounting of a harrowing depth charge attack with the Pampanito at a depth of over 600 feet could have come right out of "Das Boot". But the story is more than just combat. Day-to-day shipboard life in insanely cramped quarters; jury-rigged repairs upon vital malfunctioning equipment; wild RR escapades ashore which could cause as many casualties as a battle at sea; conflicts and comradeship among the men and officers ... it is all here in this book.The Pampanito appeared on no one's list of "top" submarines as measured by merchant tonnage sunk or major warships sent to the bottom. All too often her successes were more than balanced by bad luck or; perhaps; less than stellar leadership. But on one remarkable occasion; the boat rescued 73 Australian and British POW's whose ships had been sunk during an attack on a Japanese convoy. The story of this rescue and the subsequent close bond formed between these former prisoners; many of whom had worked on the notorious "River Kwai" railroad construction; and their saviors creates an emotional high point of the book. Many of the Pampanito's crew felt that saving those men was more important than the sinking of any ship.As it happens; the Pampanito is still afloat today. Spared the scrapyard; the fate of most of her contemporaries; the Pampanito has been declared a National Historical Landmark and is docked at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco for visitors to board.The book is well illustrated with maps of the combat operations plus numerous photographs of crewmembers; both as impossibly young men during their war and as elderly veterans visiting their boat during a recent crew reunion."USS Pampanito: Killer-Angel" is an excellent look at ordinary men on an ordinary submarine during an extraordinary time.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. But that allows this book to give readers a much better perspective on the day to day goings on onboard ...By MidnightWriterThe fact is the Pampanito had an undistinguished career. But that allows this book to give readers a much better perspective on the day to day goings on onboard a submarine; the problems; the personalities; the boredom; the tasks....since it's not filled with accounts of successful attacks. This combined with OTHER submarine books provides a complete picture. Too bad the Captain wasn't replaced sooner!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. goodBy J M PERRYWas purchased for a military buff husband. He never knew of the USS Pampanito; good reading
