What So Proudly We Hailed: Essays on the Contemporary Meaning of the War of 1812

by Peter J. Kastor and Pietro S. Nivola

Book Overview

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With distrust between the political parties running deep and Congress divided, the government of the United States goes to war. The war is waged without adequately preparing the means to finance it or readying suitable contingency plans to contend with its unanticipated complications. The executive branch suffers from managerial confusion and in-fighting. The military invades a foreign country, expecting to be greeted as liberators, but encounters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815724144
• ISBN13: 9780815724148
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"