The Battle of New Orleans

This book's narrative is fast and snappy, the story is well told and presented in a way that it reads like a novel. The author, Robert V. Remini certainly loves this period of history and has a deep respect for Andrew Jackson, which shows throughout the book, maybe too much so. One of the previous r......more

Another great history-in-a-nutshell book which explains how Old Hickory ended up on the $20 bill. What's better than Kentuckians in Top Hats, pirates and citizen soldiers banding together with a beat up regular American Army to finally put the British in their place (a feat which even Napoleon could......more

The sort of history of battle you don't see much anymore: rousing and entertaining, full of brave deeds and long odds overcome. Huzzah indeed! Not much attention is paid to the causes of the war or its broader social context, and while that might have been of interest, frankly it is not much missed......more

America's real independence. Remini's brief, but eminently readable, history of the Battle of New Orleans focuses less on Old Hickory (Andrew Jackson) than it does on the battle itself, its major players, and its significance in forging the American psyche. Prior to the War of 1812, the newly indepe......more