While President James Madison was a brilliant scholar, author of much of this country's early documents, organizer of the executive branch of government, and an astute politician, he was no commander-in-chief. He relied totally upon appointed commodores and generals to conduct a war for the conquest of Canada on one hand and survival on the other. Often confused by advisors of little military talent, in the end he put his trust, and that of the people, in the grasp of hacks, sycophants, adventurers, and a few good men. This is the story of the good, the bad, and the outrageous that held the future of the young nation in their hands and prevailed in spite of a twenty-one-ship navy and an amateur army, pitched at the greatest military machine of its time.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN-13
9781589797000
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178203098
Product Key Features
Author
David Colonel Fitz-Enz
Publication Name
Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers, and Heroes: Madison's Commanders in the War of 1812
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
726g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
David Colonel Fitz-Enz
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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