Amateurs, to Arms!: A Military History of the War of 1812

Author/Contributor(s):	Elting, John R
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Date:	08/22/1995
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig"