1812: THE NAVY’S WAR By George C. Daughan Basic Books, $32.50, 417 pages, illustrated With the bicentennial of the War of 1812 soon upon us, a plethora of books on the subject are in the market.

(U.S. Navy photo) For the first time, Nike created special uniforms for both teams ahead ... Army's uniform carried a lot of meaning in 2013 with a War of 1812-themed motif that paid homage ...

WASHINGTON — For a piece of history that gave us the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air, the War of 1812 tends to evoke a collective “Huh?” on the U.S. side of the border with ...

These tributes to fallen soldiers may not be as instantly recognizable as the Vietnam Memorial and others, but their stories ...

the War of 1812 also offers cause for celebration apart from “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Americans, having fought a mighty foe to a draw—and even bested the fearsome British Navy in several ...

On May 16, 1813, the War of 1812 reached Maryland when the British Navy entered the Patapsco River. After burning Frenchtown’s depot, they were repelled at Elkton. Dr. Julie Shively, Command ...

For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812 ... against Royal Navy impressment of American ...

The group of civilian volunteers employs historically accurate uniforms and firearms to ... and lived aboard the vessel during the war of 1812. US Navy crew members (from left) Hospital Corpsman ...

The British ship was so badly beaten that Hull scuttled it rather than capture it as a trophy of war. The victory of the American-made warship over the allegedly invincible Royal Navy in the early ...

On Aug. 24, 1814 — 210 years ago Saturday — the British marched into Washington, D.C., and set fire to the Capitol, the White House and most other government facilities in our capital city.