Union 1812
The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence

Union 1812 is a very well done narrative about the War of 1812, which is probably the most misunderstood conflict that the United States had ever engaged in. It was a conflict that bridged the last of the founding generation with the first the second generation. It was the only time an enemy has cap......more

The War of 1812 gets only minor attention it seems. Thinking back to high school, all I can really remember is that it had something to do with the British taking sailors off of American ships by force, some battles on the Great Lakes, and Andrew Jackson kicking some serious Brit bootie at New Orlea......more

I was looking for a title that would give me a good introduction on the War of 1812. A brief search on Audible (audiobook is the requirement in this case) came up this one. It got a lot of recommendation for being a good narrative history. After I am done I thought the title is very misleading. The b......more

If you're looking for a book that explains exactly what the ill-named War of 1812 is/was and what it is/was about...this is not the book for you. If, however, you are looking for a book which provides insight into the various actors involved in the United States of America from it's inception, to the......more

First off: the Southern Theater was well-known to me. I was already very aware of the feud between Jackson and Wilkinson, how Jackson pretty much just made his own army and took matters into his own hands, and how the slaughter was pretty crazy. If you want to read about (white) American successes i......more