The Naval War of 1812
$47.05
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 June 1999
Summary
Published when Theodore Roosevelt was only twenty-three years old, The Naval War of 1812 was immediately hailed as a literary and scholarly triumph, and it is still considered the definitive book on the subject. It caused considerable controversy for its bold refutation of earlier accounts of the war, but its brilliant analysis and balanced tone left critics floundering, changed the course of U.S. military history by renewing interest in our obsolete forces, and set the young author …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375754197 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375754199 |
| Author: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 June 1999 |
| Weight: | 467g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Modern Library War |
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“A classic of naval history.”
“A classic of naval history.” –Edmund Morris
“An excellent book in every respect, and shows in so young an author the best promises for a good historian.”
–The New York Times
About The Author
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 (a date celebrated each year by the U.S. Navy as Navy Day), and became the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He was a naturalist, writer, historian, and soldier. He died in 1919.
Caleb Carr is the bestselling author of the novels The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, The Devil Soldier. He writes frequently on military history for The New York Times and MHQ- The Quarterly Journal of Military History, where he is a contributing editor.
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