Good reading for the bicentennial. The United States entered the war with a very small naval force made up of only twenty frigates, sloops, and brigs, seven of which were undergoing repairs. These ...

The Resources for Naval War -- Paul Hamilton's Ordeal: The Onset of War -- William Jones's Challenge: A Two-Front Naval War -- From Lake Erie to Lake Huron -- Sailors, Privateers, and Munitions -- The ...

(WHSV) - On December 24, 1814, representatives for the U.S. and Britain met at Ghent, Belgium, to sign the Treaty of Peace ...

Road to war -- Free trade and sailors' rights -- Jefferson's embargo and the slide toward war -- Madison's strategy -- The United States declares war -- Blue-water victories -- The Constitution and ...

The "Second War of Independence" against Great Britain is remembered mainly for the burning of the White House and the Capitol, and as the inspiration for "The Star-Spangled Banner." Yet the conflict ...

The War of 1812 is a mindbender among naval wars. Seldom does a society mistake defeat for victory and codify the loser strategy as the playbook for future conflicts. But so it was for the United ...