Troy Bickham

Weight of Vengeance

The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812

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Produktbeschreibung

A history of the war of 1812 between the US and the British Empire, placing it in a global context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 167mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780195391787
• ISBN-10: 0195391780
• Artikelnr.: 34439373

Autorenporträt

Troy Bickham is a Professor of History at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Making Headlines: The American Revolution as Seen Through the British Press and Savages within the Empire.

Inhaltsangabe

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