William S. Dudley, Editor, Michael J. Crawford, Associate Editor. Provides a detailed chronology of events leading to and various battles during the War of 1812. Introductory material describes the early development of the American Navy from 1775 through 1811. The chapters that follow include battle by battle descriptions of the war in the Atlantic, the Northern Lakes (Great Lakes), and the Gulf Coast. The document concludes with the USS Constitution's victory over the HMS Java on Dec. 29, 1812. This is a superior quality ...
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William S. Dudley, Editor, Michael J. Crawford, Associate Editor. Provides a detailed chronology of events leading to and various battles during the War of 1812. Introductory material describes the early development of the American Navy from 1775 through 1811. The chapters that follow include battle by battle descriptions of the war in the Atlantic, the Northern Lakes (Great Lakes), and the Gulf Coast. The document concludes with the USS Constitution's victory over the HMS Java on Dec. 29, 1812. This is a superior quality reprint of this volume originally published in 1985 by the Navy Historical Center, U.S. Department of the Navy.
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Edition:
Presumed First Edition, First printing this volume
Publisher:
Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center
Published:
1992
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15554930941
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Very good in Good jacket. Xlv, [1], 779, [3] pages. Foreword by Dean C. Allard, Director of the Naval Historical Center. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Index. Presented with the Compliments of the Director of Naval History card laid in. This is the first of a three-volume series. DJ has some wear, soiling, and edge tears. William Sheldon Dudley (born 14 July 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a naval historian of the United States Navy, who served as Director of Naval History and Director, Naval Historical Center from 1995 to 2004. In 1977, the Naval Historical Center appointed him a supervisory historian. Dudley began work on the series "Naval Documents of the American Revolution, " beginning with volume 8, under its editor Dr. William J. Morgan. In 1982, Dudley became Head, Early History Branch from 1982-1990, during which period he initiated the series for the War of 1812, and then became Senior Historian, 1990-1995. In 1995, Dudley was selected as Director of Naval History. Dudley held this post until 2004. Actions of the American frigates, including "Old Ironsides" (Constitution), President, and Chesapeake are covered, as well as the famous Battle of Lake Erie and the cruise of Essex in the Pacific Ocean. Includes chapters on The Atlantic Theater, The Chesapeake Bay Theater, The Gulf Coast Theater, and the Pacific Theater.
