Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815

Summary: "The author presents an administrative and logistical history of the US Navy during the War of 1812. He explains how the naval department of the young republic managed to build, maintain, man, fit-out, provision, and send fighting ships out to sea for long periods of time, in addition to considering the problems faced by high command"--

Record details

ISBN: 1421440520
ISBN: 9781421440521
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
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Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 British Blockade, 1813-1814 -- Secretary Jones Manages the War -- Naval Innovation and Inventions -- Chauncey's War on Lake Ontario, 1813-1814 -- Macdonough's War on Lake Champlain, 1813-1814 -- In Defense of Chesapeake Bay -- Hostilities on the Seaboard South -- Sailors' Life and Work -- War Finance and the Blockade -- Renewal of the U.S. Navy.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.