"Glorious Victory" Topic

"The latest entry in Johns Hopkins' Witness to History series, this book was released to mark the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans, considered by contemporaries a "glorious victory" over British regulars by a motley American army commanded by colorful future President Andrew Jackson. Hickey, a recognized War of 1812 scholar, elegantly recounts America's "Second War of Independence" and Jackson's emergence as a conquering man of the people who became perhaps the most pivotal figure in American history between George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

In 1812 the United States was goaded into an unpopular war it was ill prepared to wage as a byproduct of Britain's war with Napoleonic France and enforcement of a naval blockade that seized hundreds of American ships and impressed thousands of naturalized U.S. citizens into the Royal Navy. Greatly outmatched, the United States endured a series of military disasters, in particular the British burning of Washington, D.C. Victories at Baltimore and Plattsburg provided only partial mitigation, and while peace negotiations were under way in Europe, the war's final campaign played out on the Gulf Coast…"
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Amicalement
Armand

A good find, many thanks A.

Donald R. Hickey is an excellent author and historian and so, I will likely buy this book for my War of 1812 collection. I only hope that he does not repeat the many myths of the battle perpetuated by many American authors and sticks to his meticulous research methods and balanced recounting, which is typical of his works.

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)

Best of luck with the book!.

Amicalement
Armand

"In 1812 the United States was goaded into an unpopular war it was ill prepared to wage"

By its own President, one should add :)

(smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Seems a tome which might appeal to the American reader perhaps more than the Canadian.