Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100850451973
ISBN-139780850451979
eBay Product ID (ePID)598376
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican War 1812-14
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / War of 1812, Military / United States
Publication Year1990
IllustratorFosten, Bryan, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorPhilip Katcher
Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number226
Dewey Decimal973.52
SynopsisTypically the United States is said to have declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because of the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and the British desire to create an Indian buffer state. An Englishman William Cobbett, described the real cause of the conflict: 'There seemed to be wanting just such a war as this to complete the separation of England from America; and to make the latter feel that she had no safety against the former but in the arms of her free citizens.' Regardless of the reasons, however, on 4 June 1812, U.S.President James Madison, asked Congress to declare war.