1812
Overview
At the outbreak of the War of 1812, America's prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open ocean -- but America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, faced a practiced British navy of more than a thousand men-of-war. Still, through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado, the American navy managed to take the fight to the British and turn the tide of the war: on the Great Lakes, in the Atlantic, and even in the eastern Pacific. In 1812: The Navy's War, prizewinning historian George C. Daughan tells the thrilling story of how a handful of heroic captains and their stalwart crews overcame spectacular odds to lead the country to victory against the world's greatest imperial power. A stunning contribution to military and national history, 1812: The Navy's War is the first complete account in more than a century of how the U.S. Navy rescued the fledgling nation and secured America's future.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780465085996
- ISBN-10: 0465085997
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publish Date: October 2013
- Dimensions: 9.18 x 6.22 x 1.43 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.42 pounds
- Page Count: 528
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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