Provides an introduction to the historical events of the War of 1812, including major historical interpretations of the war's causes, progress, and consequences.

A riveting account of America's second war with England, from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk.
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the great powers of Western Europe treated the United States like a disobedient child. Great Britain blocked American trade, seized its vessels, and impressed its sailors to serve in the Royal Navy. America's complaints were ignored, and the humiliation...

On August 10, 1813, with the British Navy advancing up the Chesapeake Bay to destroy the shipyards in St. Michaels, Maryland, young Henry Middle thinks of a way to save his home town from British cannons.

Describes how Stephen Pleasonton, a clerk at the State Department in 1814, when the British were about to capture and burn Washington, D.C., arranged to get the original Declaration of Independence, the original Constitution, and other important documents out of harm's way.

Caroline Pickersgill came from a family of the best flag makers in Baltimore. She and her family proudly stitched the grand flag that gallantly whipped in the wind over Fort McHenry. But when the British attacked Baltimore on September 12, 1814, would those broad stripes and bright stars still wave strong? Would America still be free and remain the home of the brave?

"Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for westward expansion from Mackinac Island to the Gulf of Mexico. USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides, " proved the mettle of the fledgling American navy; Oliver Hazard Perry hoisted a flag boasting, "Don't Give Up the Ship";...