1812: The Navy's War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780465085996)

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.

Author: George C. Daughan
ISBN-10: 0465085997
ISBN-13: 9780465085996
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2013
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.22w x 1.43d