The War of 1812 is perhaps the United States'' least known conflict. Other than Andrew Jackson''s 1815 victory at New Orleans and Francis Scott Key''s poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" written in 1814 during the British attack on Baltimore, most Americans know little about the country''s second major war. This book will give you a full insight into the second largest military conflict that took place on the soil of North America.Contents: Defending a New Nation 1783-1811 The Campaign of 1812 The Canadian Theater, 1813 The Creek War of 1813–1814 The Chesapeake Campaign, 1813–1814 The Canadian Theater, 1814 The Gulf Theater, 1813-1815
