Synopses & Reviews
Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was an American naval officer, considered one of the most important naval strategists of the nineteenth century. In 1885 he was appointed Lecturer in Naval History and Tactics at the US Naval War College, and served as President of the institution between 1886 and 1889. His series of books examining the role of sea power in history influenced the rapid growth of international navies in the period before World War I. This two-volume study of the Anglo-American war of 1812 was first published in 1905. Mahan examines the causes of the conflict, arguing that its roots went back to the seventeenth century. Although naval battles in the war of 1812 were small-scale rather than large fleet actions, Mahan shows that they were nevertheless crucial to the outcome. Volume 2 covers events on the Atlantic coast and the Canadian frontier.
Synopsis
Published in 1905, this is a detailed study of the origins and conduct of the Anglo-American war of 1812.
Table of Contents
9. The winter of 1812-1813. Bainbridge's squadron. Increasing pressure on Atlantic coast; 10. Campaign of 1813 on the lake frontier, to the Battle of Lake Erie; 11. The campaign of 1813 on the lakes and northern frontier - the Battle of Lake Erie; 12. The campaign of 1813 on the lakes and northern frontier, after the Battle of Lake Erie; 13. Seaboard maritime operations, 1813; 14. Maritime operations external to the waters of the United States, 1813-1814; 15. The Niagara campaign, and events on the Great Lakes, in 1814; 16. Seaboard operations in 1814. Washington, Baltimore, and Maine; 17. Lake Champlain and New Orleans; 18. The peace negotiations; Index.