Sea Power In Its Relations To The War Of 1812: History of US Navy Strategy and Battles from the Burning of Washington DC to Old Ironsides
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The classic history of the War of 1812, by the author of "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History". The War of 1812 was, in many ways, America"s real war of independence; when Britain intruded upon American rights, war was the result, and although the English Army successfully captured and burned Washington DC, the fledgling US Navy took on and beat the Royal Navy, the most powerful fleet in the world. [Illustrated]