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SPLINTERING THE WOODEN WALL: The British Blockade of the United States, 1812-1815
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SPLINTERING THE WOODEN WALL: The British Blockade of the United States, 1812-1815 By Wade E. Dudley 248 pages, Illustrated, 6-in x 9-in, Hardback. ISBN: 1-55750-167-X - $32.95. US Naval Institute Press, 800-233-8764; www.NavalInstitute.org
First published in 2003 and now reissued, Wade G. Dudley's compelling research into the War of 1812 has shattered so many myths that dominated this provocative period that his revisionist views have established a whole new way of thinking about this conflict.
Most Naval historians take their cue from the work of Alfred Thayer Mahan published a century ago and view the blockade of the United States during the War of 1812 as a highly effective wooden wall. ...
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