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The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle by David G. Fitz-enz Publisher Comments On September 1, 1814, under the command of Lt. Gen. Sir George Prevost, nearly 15,000 veteran British troops, fresh from victory over Napoleon, crossed the Canadian-American border--the largest foreign army ever to invade the United States. Opposing the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper 
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1812: War with America by Jon Latimer Publisher Comments Listen to a short interview with Jon LatimerHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane In the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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The United States Army in the War of 1812: Concise Biographies of Commanders and Operational Histories of All Regiments, with Bibliographies of Publis by John C Fredriksen Synopsis While the Revolutionary and Civil wars have been the object of much research and documentation, the war that bridged them has been largely neglected. This is a comprehensive research guide to the careers and manuscript sources for President and Commander-... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Patriotic Fire (07 Edition) by Groom Publisher Comments December 1814: its economy in tatters, its capital city of Washington, D.C., burnt to the ground, a young America was again at war with the militarily superior English crown. With an enormous enemy armada approaching New Orleans, two unlikely allies... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Union 1812: the Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence (06 Edition) by Langguth Publisher Comments The author of the acclaimed "Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution" presents this dramatic account of the War of 1812, the war that established a young nation as a permanent power and proved its claim to Manifest Destiny. Maps.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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New Orleans 1815 by Tim Pickles Publisher Comments The conflict which broke out in 1812 seemed borne of an almost a sub-conscious desire for a war to complete the separation of America from England begun by the War of Independence. The war when it came was bloody and hard fought. By the end of 1814 all... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.63 Used - Hardcover
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The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Robert Vince Remini Publisher Comments The first cannon-fire filled narrative of a defining moment in American history--from "the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time" ("The New York Times"). of engravings.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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1812: The War That Forged a Nation by Walter R Borneman Publisher Comments In June 1812 the still-infant United States had the audacity to declare war on the British Empire. Fought between creaking sailing ships and armies often led by bumbling generals, the ensuing conflict featured a tit-for-tat "You burned our capital, so we'... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Naval Occurrences of the War of 1812: A Full and Correct Account of the Naval War Between Great Britain and the United States of America, 1812-1815 by William James Publisher Comments English lawyer and historian William James wrote this book in 1817 to counter what he considered the bombastic, patriotic, and false version of the war put forward by American authors. To free the war from "American dross," James used his legal mind to... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $26.95 Used - Hardcover
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Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans by Winston Groom Publisher Comments From the author of best-selling works of history and fiction, a fast-paced, enthralling retelling of one of the greatest battles fought on the North American continent, and of the two men who—against all expectations and odds—joined forces to... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida by James G Cusick Synopsis Resurrecting a forgotten chapter in transatlantic history, James G. Cusick tells how, just before the United States went to war against Great Britain in 1812, an ill-advised invasion of a Spanish colony became a stage on which the young republic clumsily... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $15.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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1812: The War That Forged a Nation (P.S.) by Walter R Borneman Publisher Comments < p> Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans by Benton Ra Patterson Publisher Comments In December of 1814, American forces led by Major General Andrew Jackson moved into the city of New Orleans. For the next six weeks, Jacksonas ragtag troops of militiamen, free blacks, Indians, and pirates furiously defended the city against Britainas... (read more) List Price $50.25 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake: Navigating the Common History of Three Nations by Chris Dickon Synopsis James Lawrence's command, spoken as his final fighting words in the historic 1813 battle between the USS Chesapeake and the HMS Shannon, would endure as the motto of the U.S. Navy. He lost the battle, however, and a large portion of the Chesapeake was... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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While Washington Burned: The Battle for Fort Erie, 1814 by Joseph Whitehorne Book News Annotation A reprint from 1993, this volume recounts the Battle for Fort Erie, Canada, between the British and the US in 1814, which occurred at the end of the War of 1812 while the US capital was under attack. Using an operational standpoint, Whitehorne traces... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Injured Honor: The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, June 22, 1807 by Spencer C Tucker Publisher Comments The confrontation between the U.S. frigate Chesapeake and the British two-decker Leopard over British deserters.... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Fighting Sail on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay: The War of 1812 and Its Aftermath by Barry M Gough List Price $36.95 Your price: $16.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Battles of the War of 1812: Adventures in Canadian History (History for Young Canadians) by Pierre Berton Publisher Comments Originally printed as separate volumes in the Adventures in Canadian History series, the titles in the the third book in the series, Pierre Berton's History for Young Canadians, The Battles of the War of 1812, include: The Capture of Detroit, The Death... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814 (Bluejacket Books) by Anthony S Pitch Publisher Comments With all the immediacy of an eyewitness account, the author tells the dramatic story of the British invasion of Washington in 1814.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The War of 1812 by Henry Adams Publisher Comments Unsurpassed work which illuminates the unpopular, blunder-filled War of 1812.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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