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Splintering the wooden wall : the British blockade of the United States, 1812-1815 / Wade G. Dudley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dudley, Wade G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Navy.
- History.
- United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations, British.
- United States.
- United States--History--War of 1812--Blockades.
- Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--War of 1812.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- The Royal Navy and the practice of blockade, 1642-1783
- The blockade in theory and practice
- Assessing maritime potential
- The geography of the blockade
- 1812, birth of a blockade
- 1813, the grip tightens
- 1814-1815, the wooden wall complete?
- Challenging the efficiency of the blockade
- Comparison to contemporary blockades.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 155750167X
- OCLC:
- 49760599
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