The Age of Fighting Sail: The Story of the War of 1812

A distinguished account of the Anglo-American naval war of 1812, this is a shrewd and skillful telling of a complex war that made it possible for the infant United States to cause serious damage to the well established British naval force. Brilliant captains, determined crews, mighty ships, and errors in communication, made it possible for the new republic to alter the course of history. There is so much more to this war than our history books disclose. Tremendous in scope and detail, Age of Fighting Sail is a great non-fiction work, and a must read for lovers of history and wooden sailing ships.