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The War of 1812 gave the United States some of its finest military moments: Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Andrew Jackson's lopsided triumph at the Battle of New Orleans, the immortal words "Don't give up the ship!," and Fort McHenry's defense of Baltimore (which inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"). At the same time, the fighting didn't go especially well for the Americans. Their invasion of Canada failed and the British burned the White House to the ground. The conflict ended in a draw. With The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict Donald R. Hickey offers what may be the most comprehensive treatment of the war, and includes many colorful anecdotes. For example, shortly after the mortally wounded James Lawrence uttered "Don't give up the ship!," his men did just that. Their vessel was hauled off to England, broken up, and its timbers used in the construction of a flour mill. The subtitle calls the War of 1812 a "forgotten conflict"; Hickey's excellent book shows why it's worth remembering.
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Mentioned in Word, Dec 2008; One of Tom Jones' top rated books. "A penetrating analysis of prewar society... Highly recommended as an inclusive political, military, and social treatment of a customarily neglected war." -- ALA Booklist
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ON MARCH 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson walked from his boarding house in Washington City, as the nation's capital was then called, to the capitol building, where he was inaugurated as third president of the United States. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
A thorough discussion of the politics of the times.,
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This review is from: The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT (Paperback)
I didn't enjoy the endless discusions of the politics of the times. The book is really 300 pages long with 100 pages of sources. The passion of war was lost in the endless quotes and opinions of politicians and officers during each event. For example, I still don't know how the battle of New Orleans was faught. Who suffered? Who was outflanked? A few americans dead and a lot of british. The vote in congress was 13 to whatever and the bill didn't pass. The book is for serious scholars who can appreciate the hard work and detail the author has included and not for the casual history buff interested in the human condition.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Single Volumne History,
By Andrew Mendelssohn (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT (Paperback)
Hickey's War of 1812: a forgotten conflict is an excellent single volume history of an early American conflict poorly understood by most people. Indeed, I suspect most people know little more than that the Star Spangled Banner was written during the war of 1812, and possibly that the British burned Washington.Hickey does a good job of portraying the early U.S. as a small country whose common sense was overcome to some extent by its own nationalism. The early Americans saw themselves as world players, and they weren't. The war started for a variety of reasons, but the two main ones were trade restrictions by Britain imposed during the Napoleonic Wars, and Britain's policy of impressement, or boarding American ships looking for British nationals for the Navy. The joke is that the British conceded the offensive trade policies just prior to the war, but news reached the U.S. too late. As a result, the war proceeded with poorly defined objectives, a weak military and without firm economic support. The net results were military defeats and economic distress. Hickey does a good job of mixing political and social history with military history. Indeed, the military aspects of the book get the least amount of coverage. There are no battle maps, or detailed maps to track the battles. Most of these would be mere skirmishes by today's standards, but I wish Hickey went into more depth in battle history. The political policies and differences are covered in great depth, and reading some of the quotes one can't help but get the impression that the more things change, the more they stay the same. This book is a good single volume history of the war of 1812. This war has more of interest in it than the national anthem and the last attack (prior to 9-11) on the mainland U.S. by a foreign power. Hickey did an excellent job of giving a political/social history of the war with just enough coverage of military events to give the book a complete, balanced approach.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Difinitive volumn of the War of 1812,
By col. David Fitz-Enz (Lake Placid, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT (Paperback)
As an author and film producer of a battle in the war of 1812, I must acknowledge that Dr. Don Hickey has produced the difinitive work on the war. If one could only read one book on this pivotal event in American history, Hickey's book is the one to choose.
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