Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815 / William S. Dudley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudley, William S., author.

Series:

Johns Hopkins Books on the War Of 1812

Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations.

United States.

United States. Navy--History--War of 1812.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4214-4052-0

9781421440521

1421440520

OCLC:

1244616937