1812: The Navy's War

1812: The Navy's War

At the outbreak of the War of 1812, America's prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open oceanâ€”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.
Country USA
Manufacturer Basic Books
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780465020461
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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