1812 : the Navy's war / George C. Daughan.
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Daughan, George C. (författare)
- ISBN 9780465020461
- Publicerad: New York : Basic Books, c2011.
- Engelska xxix, 491 p.
Innehållsförteckning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Roots of 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 -- The Constitution 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 -- Plattsburg -- 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.
Ämnesord
- 1812 års krig (sao)
- Sjöoperationer (sao)
- Sea control (LCSH)
- United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations. (LCSH)
Institutionsnamn
- United States. Navy -- History -- War of 1812.
Klassifikation
- E360 (LCC)
- 973.5/2 (DDC)
- Kqa (kssb/8 (machine generated))
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