Naval War of 1812 (eBook)

A Complete History

Theodore Roosevelt (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
592 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82345-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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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Although only 23 years old at the time of publication, Theodore Roosevelt made his mark as a military scholar with this detailed analysis of naval combat between the United States and Great Britain from 1812–15. Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, The Naval War of 1812 exercised considerable influence on the formation of the modern American Navy and remains a cornerstone work in its field.Drawing upon official documents, letters, and histories, Roosevelt portrays the political and social atmosphere in the United States and Great Britain prior to the war, taking particular note of America's unpreparedness. He then presents a balanced year-by-year chronicle of the war's progression on the Atlantic Ocean and the American lakes. Unlike prior histories, Roosevelt's account offers impartial assessments of the relative strengths and weaknesses of both sides. Four years after publication, the U.S. Navy ordered that a copy be placed on every ship, and it remains standard reading at the Naval Academy. The book contributed to Roosevelt's appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and his role in the navy's development and modernization, resulting in a significant step toward America's rise as a world power.

Autor

The 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) served as Chief Executive from 1901 to 1909. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1906 for his mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, Roosevelt was the author of 35 books. His birthday was designated as Navy Day in honor of this longstanding interest in the U.S. Navy.

Inhalt

PrefacePreface to Third EditionChapter I. IntroductoryChapter II. Overwhelming Naval Supremacy of EnglandChapter III. 1812. On the OceanChapter IV. 1812. On the LakesChapter V. 1813. On the OceanChapter VI. 1813. On the LakesChapter VII. 1814. On the OceanChapter VIII. 1814. On the LakesChapter IX. 1815. Concluding OperationsChapter X. 1815. The Battle of New OrleansAppendixIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 227 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: ALke eerie and War of 1812 • american navy • battle of lake erie • British naval squadron • British naval surrender • British Navy • British Navy history • combat • Commander Oliver Hazard Perry • Don't Give Up the Ship • dramatic • Fighting • Fort McHenry • Great Lakes war of 1812 • Hero of Lake erie • Historical • historical naval battles • History • Lake Champlain history • Maritime • masted ships • military drama • military history • military scholar • nautical battles • naval battles • naval combat • Naval History • Naval strategy • naval war of 1812 • Navy Day • Non-fiction • Oliver Hazard Perry • Roosevelt and navy • Roosevelt history • sea battles • sea voyage • sea war of 1812 • South China Sea • standard reading at the naval academy • Teddy Roosevelt • theodore roosevelt historian • TR • US Constitution • US Navy History • USS Niagara • war at sea • war drama • War of 1812
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82345-8 / 0486823458
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82345-4 / 9780486823454