The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy

Mark Collins Jenkins and David Taylor, 2012. Hardcover,  269 pp.

Drawn from letters, journals, dispatches and memoirs and lavishly illustrated with prints, portraits and images of artifact; this book brings to life the prominent figures like Decatur, Hull, Rodgers, Perry and McDonough as well as the common sailors who played a key role in the war at sea and on the Great Lakes.