1812 : the navy's war

1812 : the navy's war / George C. Daughan.

Tells the story of how America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, was able to defeat the world's greatest imperial power through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado to win the War of 1812.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Daughan, George C.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, ©2011.
Subjects:	United States. > Navy > History > War of 1812. United States. > Navy 1812-1815 HISTORY > United States > 19th Century. Military operations, Naval United States > History > War of 1812 > Naval operations. United States Electronic books. History
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Summary:	Tells the story of how America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, was able to defeat the world's greatest imperial power through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado to win the War of 1812.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxix, 491 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780465028085 046502808X 1283285339 9781283285339 9786613285331 6613285331
Language:	English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.