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Author : Jonathan Kearsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Memoirs of Johnathan Kearsley, a Michigan Hero from the War of 1812 written by Jonathan Kearsley and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John C. Fredriksen
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786460245
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The War of 1812 in Person written by John C. Fredriksen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reproduces fifteen War of 1812 manuscripts, including diaries, memoirs, and letters. The accounts provide a range of perspectives on the war's ground conflicts, from officers to enlisted men, volunteers and militia.
Author : Richard V. Barbuto
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806169842
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book New York's War of 1812 written by Richard V. Barbuto and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular memory of the War of 1812 caroms from the beleaguered Fort McHenry to the burning White House to an embattled New Orleans. But the critical action was elsewhere, as Richard V. Barbuto tells us in this clarifying work that puts the state of New York squarely at the center of America’s first foreign war. British demands to move the northern border as far south as the Ohio River put New York on the first line of defense. But it was the leadership of Governor Daniel D. Tompkins that distinguished the state’s contribution to the war effort, effectively mobilizing the considerable human and material resources that proved crucial to maintaining the nation’s sovereignty. New York’s War of 1812 shows how, despite a widespread antiwar movement and fierce partisan politics, Tompkins managed to corral and maintain support—until 1814, when Britain agreed to peace. Retrieving New York’s War of 1812 from the fog of military history, Barbuto describes the disproportionate cost paid by the state in loss of life and livelihood. The author draws on in-depth research of the state’s legislative, financial, and militia records, as well as on the governor’s extensive correspondence, to plot the conduct of the war regionally and chronologically and to tell the stories of numerous raids, skirmishes, and battles that touched civilians in their homes and communities. Whether offering a clearer picture of the performance of the state militia, providing a more accurate account of the conflict’s impact on the state’s diverse population, or newly detailing New York’s decisive contribution, this deeply researched, closely observed work revises our view of the nation’s perhaps least understood war.
Author : Richard Feltoe
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459728912
Total Pages : 1223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Upper Canada Preserved — War of 1812 5-Book Bundle written by Richard Feltoe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-05-03 with total page 1223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the first five installments of Richard Feltoe's series on the War of 1812, gathered together in an ebook bundle. Each book in this battlefield-based chronicle combines the best of modern historical research with extensive quotations from original official documents and personal letters to bring to life this crucial period of Canada's early history. Throughout, historical images are counterpointed with modern pictures from the same perspective to give a true then-and-now effect. Strategic maps trace the course of campaigns, while never-before-published battlefield maps reveal the shifting formations of troops across a geographically accurate terrain. "If you're looking for only one book or set to read, Feltoe is so far an excellent choice." — Niagara Life Includes The Call to Arms The Pendulum of War The Flames of War The Tide of War A Crucible of Fire
Author : Richard Feltoe
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459729161
Total Pages : 1556 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Upper Canada Preserved — War of 1812 6-Book Bundle written by Richard Feltoe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-08-30 with total page 1556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting all six installments of Richard Feltoe’s series on the War of 1812, gathered together in an ebook bundle. Each book in this battlefield-based chronicle combines the best of modern historical research with extensive quotations from original official documents and personal letters to bring to life this crucial period of Canada’s early history. Throughout the authoritative series, historical images are counterpointed with modern pictures from the same perspective to give a true then-and-now effect. Strategic maps trace the course of campaigns, while never-before-published battlefield maps reveal the shifting formations of troops across geographically accurate terrain. "If you’re looking for only one book or set to read, Feltoe is so far an excellent choice." — Niagara Life Includes: The Call to Arms The Pendulum of War The Flames of War The Tide of War A Crucible of Fire The Ashes of War
Author : Wesley B. Turner
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773586318
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book British Generals in the War of 1812 written by Wesley B. Turner and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1999-03-30 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. He considers their formative experiences in the British Army and on active service in European and West Indian theatres and evaluates their roles in the context of North American conditions, which were very different from those of Europe. Turner answers questions about the quality of each general's leadership, particularly that of Isaac Brock, the best known of these five generals. He argues that Brock's charge up Queenston Heights - the basis for his heroic stature - was brave but hardly a demonstration of competent leadership. Turner also shows us that while the other generals displayed courage in combat, they had to face problems raised by American military successes and by the strains of warfare on the civilian population. British Generals in the War of 1812 explores why these commanders succeeded or failed and why, except for Brock, they are all but forgotten.
Author : Richard Feltoe
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459707036
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book The Flames of War written by Richard Feltoe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume in the six-part series Upper Canada Preserved — War of 1812 recounts the dramatic and destructive campaigns in the last six months of 1813 as the Americans continued their remounted attack on Upper Canada.
Author : Richard Feltoe
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459714113
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book The Tide of War written by Richard Feltoe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By early 1814, a new threat was looming across the Niagara River, as a vastly improved American army prepared for a new invasion attempt. The Tide of War recounts the first six months of the calamitous and crucial year’s campaigning on the "Northern frontier" and the fight to control Upper Canada.
Author : Richard Feltoe
Publisher : Dundurn.com
ISBN 13 : 1459722132
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book A Crucible of Fire written by Richard Feltoe and published by Dundurn.com. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fifth book in the six-part series Upper Canada Preserved examines the pivotal period between July and August of 1814, with particular emphasis on the events that led up to and took place at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane on July 25 and the subsequent reversal of military fortunes that led to the siege of Fort Erie.
Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674039957
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (399 download)
Download or read book 1812 written by Jon Latimer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listen to a short interview with Jon Latimer Host: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & Crane In the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleonic wars. The British viewed the War of 1812 as an ill-fated attempt by the young American republic to annex Canada. For British Canada, populated by many loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, this was a war for survival. The Americans aimed both to assert their nationhood on the global stage and to expand their territory northward and westward. Americans would later find in this war many iconic moments in their national story--the bombardment of Fort McHenry (the inspiration for Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner); the Battle of Lake Erie; the burning of Washington; the death of Tecumseh; Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans--but their war of conquest was ultimately a failure. Even the issues of neutrality and impressment that had triggered the war were not resolved in the peace treaty. For Britain, the war was subsumed under a long conflict to stop Napoleon and to preserve the empire. The one lasting result of the war was in Canada, where the British victory eliminated the threat of American conquest, and set Canadians on the road toward confederation. Latimer describes events not merely through the eyes of generals, admirals, and politicians but through those of the soldiers, sailors, and ordinary people who were directly affected. Drawing on personal letters, diaries, and memoirs, he crafts an intimate narrative that marches the reader into the heat of battle.
Author : James Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Strange Fatality written by James Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a spring morning in 1813 the largest amphibious force in American history to that point - nearly 6,000 troops aboard 140 vessels - stormed ashore near the mouth of the Niagara River, routed the British garrison and captured Fort George. It was a textbook operation, the second consecutive American victory, and a promising sign that events of 1813 would redress the military calamities of 1812. The badly mauled British army, short of provisions and ammunition, reeled westward, its leadership uncertain where or how the retreat would end. The American forces were poised to deliver the critical body blow the War Hawks in Congress dreamed of when they predicted a four-week war to seize Britain's remaining colonies. The fate of Upper Canada hung in the balance. Ten days later, in a field near the hamlet of Stoney Creek, the promise of that triumph was smashed in a terrifying night action the outcome of which hinged on a single bayonet charge that carried the American artillery and decapitated the invading army. Little known or appreciated, Stoney Creek was one of the most decisive reversals of military fortune in the War of 1812 and in no small measure determined the fate of the colony that would become Ontario. Journalist and author James Elliott has compellingly reconstructed the chain of events. From the rise to brigadier general of Maine blacksmith John Chandler, to the Highland heroics of Alexander Fraser, Strange Fatality explores the dynamics of a battle that stemmed the tide of invasion, cost two generals their freedom and unseated the highest-ranking soldier in the American army. Book jacket.
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Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book War of 1812 Eyewitness Accounts written by and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1997-01-14 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once regarded as a backwoods frontier skirmish, the War of 1812 has become an object of increasing historical scrutiny. A new consensus is emerging among scholars which views the Second War with England as a defining moment in the history of North America. This reference tool enables users to view this important conflict from a variety of American, British, and Canadian perspectives. Compiled by a recognized authority, this bibliography describes over 850 printed primary sources, including letters, diaries, journals, and memoirs. In addition to the usual army and navy accounts, the book also includes narratives by women, clergy, politicians, diplomats, merchants, and Native Americans. This volume is specifically designed to direct users to select historical data quickly and easily. Topically, it consists of three sections, covering military, naval, and civilian narratives. Each entry has detailed annotation, discussing bibliographic information, names and dates of the author, the time period covered, the writer's rank, organization, or social position, and the historical places and events mentioned in passing. Inclusive in scope and highly detailed, this bibliography is a valuable addition to any historical collection.
Author : Donald E. Graves
Publisher : Baltimore : Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Battle of Lundy's Lane written by Donald E. Graves and published by Baltimore : Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America. This book was released on 1993 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brigadier General Winfield Scott, United States Army, regarded the red-coated infantry before him. He had not expected to find the British in strength on this side of the Niagara River. His small, isolated brigade now faced an apparently superior enemy and could not rely on immediate assistance from his divisional commander, Major General Jacob Brown. A lesser man would have been daunted, but Winfield Scott - six feet, five inches tall, deep-chested, stern-visaged, and twenty-eight years old - decided to attack. What followed was one of the bloodiest and most hard-fought military actions in North American history. For nearly five hours, American, British and Canadian soldiers struggled desperately into the night in a close range, vicious battle. As one participant recalled, it was "a conflict, obstinate beyond description." When dawn came, more than 1600 men lay dead or wounded. In his interpretation of a still controversial action, Donald E. Graves fills in the planning and operational background of the Niagara campaign of 1814 - one of the most bitterly contested of military operations of the War of 1812. He narrates the action at Lundy's Lane and provides a thorough examination of the weaponry, tactics, organization, and prominent personalities of the two opposing armies. In what is possibly the most detailed analysis of musket-period combat to appear in print, The Battle of Lundy's Lane will appeal to readers interested in the much-neglected War of 1812, American and Canadian local and regional history, and the development of the U.S. and Canadian armies.
Author : Connecticut Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bulletin written by Connecticut Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John C. Fredriksen
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The United States Army in the War of 1812 written by John C. Fredriksen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-05-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a comprehensive research guide to the careers and manuscript sources for President and Commander-in-Chief James Madison, his secretaries of war, major generals, brigadier generals, departments and regiments during the War of 1812. Each unit has a history and a listing of resources. A directory of manuscript repositories and their addresses is included"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Donald E. Graves
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Where Right and Glory Lead! written by Donald E. Graves and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of one of the most hard-fought actions in North American history. On a summer evening in July 1814, within sight of Niagara Falls, American, British and Canadian soldiers struggled desperately in a close-range battle that raged on into the dark. By morning more than a third had become casualties. The two armies had fought to the point of exhaustion, and who won has long been a matter of dispute. Lundy's Lane was the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812 and the bloodiest fought on what is now Canadian soil. It was the high mark of the 1814 Niagara campaign, which was the longest of the war and the last time Canada suffered a major foreign invasion. In his analysis of this still-controversial battle, Donald E Graves narrates the background and events in detail while providing a thorough examination of the weapons, tactics and personalities of the opposing armies. The result is possibly the most complete analysis of a musket-period action to appear in print.
