George C. Daughan
At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Americaâ€™s prospects looked dismal. It was clear that the primary battlefield would be the open oceanÂ—but Americaâ€™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 Navyâ€™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 worldâ€™s greatest imperial power. A stunning contribution to military and national history, ,1812: The Navyâ€™s War, is the first complete account in more than a century of how the U.S. Navy rescued the fledgling nation and secured Americaâ€™s future.
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1812: The Navy's War