Overview :When war broke out between Britain and the United States in 1812, America's prospects looked dismal. British naval aggression made it clear ... Read More
Overview :George C. Daughan's magnificently detailed account of the battle of Lexington and Concord challenges the prevailing narrative of the America... Read More
Overview :Most historians trace the origins of the Continental Navy to George Washington's official inauguration of the Federal Navy in 1793, but the ... Read More
Overview :No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City, the Hudson River, and the surrounding counties.... Read More
Overview :A few months after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out in the USS Essex on an epic, seventeen-month cruise to the ... Read More