Battle for the Bay - The Naval War of 1812

Two hundred years ago, the winds of war swept the United States and British North America, fanning the conflict raging on land and at sea. Naval combat churned the waters of the Great Lakes while privateers and government vessels engaged in a guerre de course in the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine.
In Battle for the Bay, Joshua M. Smith tells the complete story of the warships that defended the eastern waters of British North America. Fighting the Americans and the elements, and risking shipwreck, capture, and imprisonment, the crews of the Provincial sloop Brunswicker, His Majesty's schooner Bream, and His Majesty's brig of war Boxer fought for King and country -- and a little profit. Although seldom operating in squadrons, these naval vessels escorted British ships between ports, patrolled the Bay for hostile forces, and raided the enemy coast, playing a vital role in this crucial war.
Battle for the Bay: The Naval War of 1812 is Volume 17 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.

About the author

Joshua M. Smith grew up in the United States on Cape Cod and coastal Maine. He now teaches at the US Merchant Marine Academy, where is he also director of the American Merchant Marine Museum. He is the author of Borderland Smuggling: Patriots, Loyalists, and Illicit Trade in the Northeast, 1783-1820.

Summary

Co-published by: Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua M Smith, Joshua M. Smith
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2011
• EAN: 9780864926449
• ISBN: 978-0-86492-644-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 197 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 156 g
• Illustrations: black & white, pictures & maps; 32 Illustrations
• Series: New Brunswick Military Heritag; New Brunswick Military Heritage Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration