His books include The Decline and Fall of the United States Information Agency: American Public Diplomacy, 1989–2001 (Palgrave, 2012) and Selling War: British Propaganda and American Neutrality ...

World War I-era poster urging Americans to buy more Liberty Bonds to keep bloody German boots off of American soil. Artist: John Norton, ca. 1917-1919. (public domain) ...

The War of 1812, despite not even having a decent name, is, like, the best war ever. Not a ton of people died, an important principle (American sovereignty) was at stake, and the outcome was good ...

Keywords War of 1812, Great Britain, impressment, American Navy, military failures, Oliver Hazard Perry, Andrew Jackson, sovereignty, American independence, historical significance Email us at ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

Alan Taylor, author of The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels and Indian Allies. Alan Taylor teaches American and Canadian history at the University of California ...