The Weight of Vengeance - The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812

Zusatztext Bickham's monograph is one of the best books published on the Anglo-American conflict. He masterfully synthesizes the large body of scholarship on the War of 1812, uses a wide array of primary sources, and successfully weaves together the American, Canadian, British, and British West Indian perspectives. His monograph is up-to-date, carefully researched, well-written, and most of his conclusions will probably become authoritative. Informationen zum Autor Troy Bickham is an Associate Professor of History and a Ray A. Rothrock Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Making Headlines: The American Revolution as Seen Through the British Press and Savages within Empire. Klappentext A history of the war of 1812 between the US and the British Empire, placing it in a global context. Zusammenfassung By placing the War of 1812 in a global context, Troy Bickham narrates America's bid for postcolonial sovereignty and Britain's attempt to block it, a conflict that put the fate of North America and Britain's global supremacy on the line. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note on terms Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The American Case for War 2 The British Empire's Case for War 3 Declaring War 4 America on the Offensive 5 The British Empire at War 6 Wartime Opposition in the United States 7 British Opposition to the War 8 Ending the War and Constructing the Peace Conclusion: Who Won the War of 1812? Abbreviations Notes Index

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• Authors: Troy Bickham, Troy (Associate Professor of History Bickham, Bickham Troy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2012
• EAN: 9780195391787
• ISBN: 978-0-19-539178-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)