Cole, Merle T.

Authors Merle T. Cole and Scott S. Sheads bring both knowledge and experience to their description of Baltimore's maritime defenses in this new volume of visual history. Mr. Cole has published widely on Maryland military, naval, and maritime history in state and national journals. Mr. Sheads is a ranger-historian at Fort McHenry and has published several books on the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Fort McHenry and Baltimore's Harbor Defenses, a unique look at the changing face of the city's forts, pays tribute to these stalwart monuments and their patriotic legacy.