George C. Daughan, 1812: The Navy’s War (Basic Books, 2011). David Hanna, Knights of the Sea: The True Story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812 (New American Library/Caliber ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Annapolis War of 1812 200th anniversary commemorative walking tour opened July 6 with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent ...

Naval History Magazine, August 2008 The War of 1812 was a conflict between two very different naval powers, a pattern that is far more common in naval history than tends to be appreciated.

The article Revolution-Era Artifacts On Display In Tolland — Perfect For The Fourth Of July appeared first on Tolland Patch. TOLLAND, CT — At least two artifacts certainly fitting for the Fourth of ...

The primitive seven-barrel machine gun dates to the War of 1812 and was prized by U.S. naval commanders, who hoped to position such weapons in ships’ rigging to strafe opponents’ decks and ...

Faced with little public understanding of its modern mission, the U.S. Navy is reaching back 200 years to the War of 1812 in the hopes of bolstering its standing with the American people. This ...

Piercing the azure sky of northern Ohio is a beacon of both war and peace. This 350-foot pillar of granite towers over Lake ...

The War of 1812 is a mindbender among naval wars. Seldom does a society mistake defeat for victory and codify the loser ...

Painting of the marine battle in the War of 1812 featuring the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, and the British ship, HMS Guerrière, with its masts broken. Artist Thomas Chambers, 1845.

Scoundrels, smugglers and their ilk helped to make Maine, according to a new history of the War of 1812.