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Don't give up the ship! : myths of the War of 1812 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hickey, Donald R., 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2006]
Subjects:
United States > History > War of 1812 > Miscellanea.
United States > History > Errors, inventions, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : the United States and Great Britain in a war-torn world
  • The causes of the war
  • Battles and campaigns
  • The maritime war
  • Soldiers, sailors, and civilians
  • The mechanics of waging war
  • The end of the war
  • The legacy of the war
  • Appendix A : "the hunters of Kentucky"
  • Appendix B : "the bold Canadian"
  • Appendix C : shipwrecks and rebuilt ships
  • Appendix D : the name of the war.