1812: the Navy's war

by Daughan, George C.

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Full title :1812 : the Navy's war / George C. Daughan.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:cop. 2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Basic Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:cop. 2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 vol. (XXIX-491 p.) : : ill., cartes, jaquette ill. en coul. ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780465020461, 0465020461
oclc:ocn819198344
LC Classification:E360
Dewey Decimal:973.5/2

Road to war -- -- Free trade and sailors' rights -- -- Jefferson's embargo and the slide toward war -- -- Madison's strategy -- The -- United States declares war -- -- Blue-water victories -- The -- Constitution and the Guerriere -- -- Ripe apples and bitter fruit: the Canadian invasion -- -- Canadian disasters accumulate -- -- More blue-water victories -- TheConstitution and the Java -- A -- sea change -- -- Napoleon and Alexander -- The -- Canadian invasion resumes -- The -- Chesapeake and the Shannon -- -- Raids in Chesapeake Bay -- -- Oliver Hazard Perry -- -- Attack on Montreal -- The -- war at sea in 1813 -- The -- allies and Napoleon -- -- British and American war plans -- -- The -- British blockade -- The -- Essex -- -- Burning Washington -- The -- war at sea continues in 1814 -- -- Negotiations begin at Ghent -- -- Baltimore -- -- Plattsburgh -- A -- peace treaty -- The -- Hartford Convention -- -- New Orleans -- An -- amazing change -- A -- new era -- -- From temporary armistice to lasting peace: the importance of the war.