| Amphibious Campaign for West Florida and Louisiana First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Brown, Wilburt S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817350160 ISBN-13: 9780817350161 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | Military - United States - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 973.523 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.7" W x 9.9" (1.05 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A retired major general of the Marine Corps offers here an interpretive history of the campaign culminating in the battle of New Orleans, based on a meticulous review of the sources and employing the perceptive of modern military doctrine. Written with a military regard for precision . . . the book] nevertheless gathers force and even suspense though its emphasis on the importance f the events at hand . . T]his is now probably the best book on the topic."--Choice |