The Naval War of 1812: A Complete History
- ISBN-10
- 0486818977
- ISBN-13
- 9780486818979
- Series
- The Naval War of 1812
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 592
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09-13
- Publisher
- Courier Dover Publications
- Author
- Theodore Roosevelt
Description
Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, the future president's analysis of naval combat between the United States and Great Britain from 1812–15 exercised considerable influence on the formation of the modern American Navy.
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