The Sea War of 1812: a History of the Maritime Conflict--Volume 1

by Alfred Thayer Mahan

Book Overview

A great sea war between Britain and the United States of America

The focus of most of the Western world was upon the great wars between Revolutionary France and latterly the First Empire of the Emperor Napoleon and the hereditary imperial powers of the Continent. Years of warfare had ravaged Europe from the scorching lands of southern Spain to the frozen wastes of the Russian winter. On the high seas great captains had made their reputations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846775477
• ISBN13: 9781846775475
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"