The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. II: 1813

The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History #2

by William S. Dudley (Editor), Dean C. Allard (Foreword)

714 pages, Hardcover

First published August 4, 1992

About the author

William Sheldon Dudley is a naval historian of the United States Navy, who served as Director of Naval History and Director, Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. from 1995 to 2004.

Reviews

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the title implies - original documents transcribed by the Navy Historical Center (now known as Navy History and Heritage Command). Along w/ vols 2 and 3, the definitive source for history of the US Navy during the War of 1812. I dig through all three volumes fairly often, and they will probably be on my "currently reading' list for a while.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent in depth account of naval activities during the War of 1812 between Britain and the fledgling United States. This work is basically a collection of documents.