Daughan sets the young American navy’s battles with British in the context of domestic and international politics of the era, showing how maritime victories reaped lasting political benefits, despite the fact that the war itself ended in a stalemate. Daughan, author of the Samuel Eliot Morrison Award-winning If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy, from the Revolution to the War of 1812 (2008) sets a high standard for forthcoming volumes with his excellent work on the role of sea power in the country’s second conflict with Great Britain. While 1812: The Navy’s War focuses on the maritime fight, it does not do so exclusively. With the bicentennial of the War of 1812 upon us, we can expect a host of new books on this once “forgotten conflict” in the next three years. Reviewed by Thomas Sheppard (UNC Chapel Hill)
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