Don't Give up the Ship! Myths of the War Of 1812 |
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| Author:
| Hickey, Donald R. |
| Foreword by:
| Graves, Donald E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03179-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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No longer willing to accept naval blockades, the impressment of American seamen, and seizures of American ships and cargos, the United States declared war on Great Britain. The aim was to frighten Britain into concessions and, if that failed, to bring the war to a swift conclusion with a quick strike at Canada. But the British refused to cave in ......
No longer willing to accept naval blockades, the impressment of American seamen, and seizures of American ships and cargos, the United States declared war on Great Britain. The aim was to frighten Britain into concessions and, if that failed, to bring the war to a swift conclusion with a quick strike at Canada. But the British refused to cave in ......