03/22/2012 7:00 pm
Award winning historian GEORGE DAUGHAN will discuss and sign 1812: THE NAVY'S WAR, which tells the thrilling story of how a handful of heroic captains and their stalwart crews overcame spectacular odds to lead the country to victory against the world's greatest imperial power. America’s war fleet, only twenty ships strong, faced a practiced British navy of more than a thousand men-of-war, yet through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado, the American navy managed to take the fight to the British and turn the tide of the war. A stunning contribution to military and national history, 1812: The Navy’s War is the first complete account in more than a century of how the U.S. Navy rescued the fledgling nation and secured America’s future. George C. Daughan holds a Ph.D. in American history and government from Harvard University and won the 2008 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for his previous book,If By Sea. He resides in Portland, Maine. “[A] richly detailed, well-documented, and compelling account....Daughan’s is a history that expands our understanding." Boston Globe “A solidly researched, well-crafted account...Daughan's achievement is contextualizing the effect of (the U.S. Navy's) victories...What kept the peace, Daughan argues provocatively, was America's post-war commitment to 'a strong navy, an adequate professional army, and the financial reforms necessary to support them' - in other words, an effective deterrent." Publishers Weekly "A naval expert’s readable take on the U.S. Navy’s surprising performance in the war that finally reconciled the British to America’s independence…A smart salute to a defining moment in the history of the U.S. Navy.” Kirkus Reviews Location:
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