The Naval War of 1812 : a documentary history /
"During the War of 1812 the U.S. Navy came of age. In fleet actions on the lakes and single ship engagements at sea, American men of war defeated Royal Navy ships of similar force. Naval officers such as Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur, Oliver H. Perry, David Porter and Thomas Macdonough became her...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy,
1985-2002.
Washington, DC : Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, 2023- |
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| Online Access: | Download digitized version from the American Naval Records Society http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/12834733.html |
| Summary: | "During the War of 1812 the U.S. Navy came of age. In fleet actions on the lakes and single ship engagements at sea, American men of war defeated Royal Navy ships of similar force. Naval officers such as Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur, Oliver H. Perry, David Porter and Thomas Macdonough became heroes, and their ships, Constitution, United States, Niagara, Essex, and Saratoga, symbols for an American public proud of its navy. The three volumes will again call to mind the famous naval actions and events of our second war of independence with Great Britain"--Introduction. |
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| Item Description: | "William S. Dudley, editor ; Christine F. Hughes, Tamara Moser Melia, associate editors"--Volume 2, title page. "Michael J. Crawford, editor ; Christine F. Hughes, associate editor"--Volume 3, title page. "Christine F. Hughes and Charles E. Brodine, Jr., editors"--Volume 4, title page. Shipping list no.: 85-1052-P (v. 1), 92-0438-P (v. 2), 2003-0014-S (v. 3), 2024-0024-P (v. 4) |
| Physical Description: | volumes : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0160020425 9780160020421 0160263573 9780160263576 0160512247 9780160512247 9781943604364 1943604363 0318187981 9780318187983 0945274068 9780945274063 0945274475 9780945274476 9781780393643 1780393644 |