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A vivid account of the often forgotten 1812 conflict between a young United States and an imperial Britain, including maps and illustrations. Scarcely three decades after the United States won its independence, the massive strength of its mother country returned, seeking to enforce its will on its wayward offspring. The combats were various in scale and ferocity, stretching from the wilds of the Canadian border to the swamps of New Orleans, while on the high seas, the fledgling American navy slugged it out bravely with fearsome Britannia--and achieved shocking success. On land, the Americans initially had less luck and witnessed the burning of their new capital at Washington, DC, by British redcoats, even as a gallant bastion off Baltimore continued to hold its flag high beneath the "rockets' red glare." Though unnecessary for geopolitical purposes, as the war had already ended, Gen. Andrew Jackson punctuated the conflict profoundly with a disastrous defeat of Wellington's veterans near the Crescent City. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of images of the fighting and the soldiers, this book illuminates an exciting, even if frequently forgotten, episode in our history--one of America's first great crises.… (mais)
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This book is for the general reader who want to understand the War of 1812 in a general way. It highlights the major battles that impacted the twists & turns of the war. He does cover both the British & American views in which gives the reader a sense of confusion & sometimes glaring arrogance on the part of the participants. He divides each section as phases of the war, one covering the fall of Fort Detroit, another devoted to the naval battles on the Great Lakes, & another to the Battle of New Orleans. Each phase focuses only on the major incursions, plannings, & the chaos of the battles that Mr. Blumberg covers. Washington DC's burning which exposed the utter incompetence & poor planning served as a tragic warning yet the failure of the British attack on Baltimore proved a relief for the Americans. The Battle of New Orleans ends the final phase of the battles in spite of the fact that the peace treaty had already been signed 3 weeks before. If you want a general overview of the War of 1812, Mr. Blumberg's book is for you. ( )
A vivid account of the often forgotten 1812 conflict between a young United States and an imperial Britain, including maps and illustrations. Scarcely three decades after the United States won its independence, the massive strength of its mother country returned, seeking to enforce its will on its wayward offspring. The combats were various in scale and ferocity, stretching from the wilds of the Canadian border to the swamps of New Orleans, while on the high seas, the fledgling American navy slugged it out bravely with fearsome Britannia--and achieved shocking success. On land, the Americans initially had less luck and witnessed the burning of their new capital at Washington, DC, by British redcoats, even as a gallant bastion off Baltimore continued to hold its flag high beneath the "rockets' red glare." Though unnecessary for geopolitical purposes, as the war had already ended, Gen. Andrew Jackson punctuated the conflict profoundly with a disastrous defeat of Wellington's veterans near the Crescent City. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of images of the fighting and the soldiers, this book illuminates an exciting, even if frequently forgotten, episode in our history--one of America's first great crises.
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If you want a general overview of the War of 1812, Mr. Blumberg's book is for you. (