These accounts are told in a handsome prose that conveys the strategy, high feeling, and courage of both British and Americans. The stories of ship-to-ship battles and of the officers and men who sailed and fought form the wonderful heart of the book. It tells more than the naval history of the war, for there is much in it about the politics and diplomacy of the war years. By focusing on our small but incredibly courageous Navy, George Daughan has told a story of victories against awful odds that makes for a memorable book. Robert Middlekauff, author of The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 1812: The Navys War is a sparkling effort. more seriously, initiated a fundamental change in the British-American relationship, and enabled us to maintain a robust Navy even in peacetime. Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty !: The American Revolution At last, a history of the War of 1812 that Americans can read without wincing. Daughan makes a compelling case that the Navys performance in the war forced Europe to take the U.S. Navys performance against the 1,000 ship British Navy in the War of 1812. Sweeping, exciting and detailed. Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former Assistant Secretary of Defense In this vitally important and extraordinarily well researched work, award-winning historian George Daughan demonstrates the often overlooked impact of the 20 ship U.S. For military historians and general historians alike, 1812: The Navy's War restores an important missing chapter to our national narrative. Richard Brookhiser, author of James Madison The War of 1812 was America's first great naval war, and George Daughan tells the story, from the coast of Brazil to the Great Lakes, from election campaigns to grand strategy to ship-to-ship combat. With verve and deep research, George Daughan has brought those gripping naval battles back to life. Navy, which humiliated the legendary British Navy time and time again. That Americans received a passing grade was due in no small part to the exceptional performance of the U.S. Widmer, author of Ark of the Liberties: America and the World The War of 1812 was a difficult test for the United States, still wobbly on the world stage nearly two decades after formal independence.
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