Amateurs to Arms

During the War of 1812, America was invaded along three frontiers, the capital was occupied and burned and the New England states threatened to secede. This gripping narrative of an unpopular war will shock the uninformed reader. Elting states that the war was begun in ignorance of the military reality and was fought with raw troops, incompetent officers and appallingly inadequate logistics. Softcover: 348 pages.