Tag Archives: 1812

In Their Own Words: A New Look at the Naval War of 1812

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

The emotions captured by the War of 1812: patriotic fervor, anxiety, the immediacy of the moment, the joy of peace… all and more abound in In Their Own Words. Whether encouraging peers, issuing orders to subordinates, lamenting a hero’s … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron: The War of 1812 and the Forging of the American Navy

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

By Ronald D. Utt, Regnery Publishing, Washington, DC, (2012). Reviewed by David Curtis Skaggs, Ph.D. Entering the lists of War of 1812 naval history contenders is Ronald Utt’s Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron that seeks to demonstrate that this … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The Privateering Stroke: Salem’s Privateers in the War of 1812

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

By Michael Rutstein, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Salem, MA (2012). Reviewed by James C. Bradford, Ph.D. Despite its important role in American defense policy from the Revolution through the War of 1812, privateering has never been the subject of a … Continue reading →

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High School Student is Latest Addition to NHF Speakers Program

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

One of the services that the Naval Historical Foundation has provided to civic groups around the nation is a cadre of speakers who have naval history expertise developed through the study of naval history, or as a participant in historic … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News, Speakers | Tagged 1812, foundation, Historical, history, lecture, Midway, naval, navy, NHF, speaker, USS, war, Whittenbury, William | 2 Comments

BOOK REVIEW – The Captain Who Burned His Ships: Captain Thomas Tingey, USN, 1750-1829

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

By Gordon S. Brown Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, (2011). Reviewed by John Grady Thomas Tingey was not a giant among the officers of the early American Navy, but his career as a midshipman in the Royal Navy sailing to Newfoundland … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Great Lakes Warships, 1812-1815

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

By Mark Lardas, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, United Kingdom (2010) Reviewed by Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D. For a book of only forty-eight pages, this publication provides an excellent overview of the Great Lakes ships of the War of 1812. An amateur … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers, and Heroes: Madison’s Commanders in the War of 1812

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

By David Fitz-Enz, Taylor Trade Publishing, New York, (2012). Reviewed by Thomas Sheppard While the literature on the War of 1812 is extensive – and growing rapidly amid bicentennial celebrations – David Fitz-Enz laments that few have the time or … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: The Battles at Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814

Posted on October 9, 2012 by admin

By Keith A. Herkalo,. History Press. Charleston, S.C (2012) Reviewed by David Curtis Skaggs, Ph.D. Of all largely ignored major military operations in what is often called America’s “forgotten war,” the Lake Champlain campaign of 1814 ranks in first place. … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: From Enemies to Allies – An International Conference on the War of 1812 and its Aftermath

Posted on October 1, 2012 by admin

June 12-16, 2013, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland Submission Guidelines: Call for Papers Opens: July 1, 2012 Online Call for Papers Available: July 1, 2012 Final Submission Deadline: February 1, 2013 Conference Theme: The Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial … Continue reading →

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NHF Co-Sponsoring 237th Navy Birthday Celebration

Posted on September 26, 2012 by admin

For the seventh consecutive year, the Naval Historical Foundation will co-sponsor the Navy Birthday Celebration in the Washington DC area, along with the National Capital Council of the Navy League of the United States. The event will be held 13 … Continue reading →

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Schooner Pride of Baltimore II Visits Washington Navy Yard

Posted on September 20, 2012 by admin

There is a very special visitor at the Washington Navy Yard this week: the topsail schooner Pride of Baltimore II. The schooner is a replica of a War of 1812 era privateer. In this photo, Pride of Baltimore II is … Continue reading →

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War of 1812 Project to Digitize Pension Records

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

Recently the Federation of Genealogical Societies announced the donation of $135,000 to the “Preserve the Pensions” War of 1812 Pension Project. The donation is a generous gift from the estate of the late Jon Stedman in memory of his mother, … Continue reading →

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US Navy Commemorates War of 1812 in Baltimore

Posted on June 18, 2012 by admin

Today is the 200th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of war against Britain, and the start of the War of 1812. The U.S. Navy will be marking the day with commemorations around the country (see our earlier story about the … Continue reading →

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Declaration of the War of 1812 to be Read at Navy Museum

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin

Next Monday, 18 June, at the National Museum of the United States Navy, there will be a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812. The declaration of war will be read aloud, and a … Continue reading →

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War of 1812 Bicentennial Exhibit opens June 10 at the Maryland Historical Society

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

“In Full Glory Reflected: Maryland During the War of 1812” During this anniversary year, two centuries removed from the War of 1812, America’s “Second War of Independence,” the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) is retelling a dramatic story. With five thousand … Continue reading →

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