The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle
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Book Overview
On September 1, 1814, under the command of Lt. Gen. Sir George Prevost, nearly 15,000 veteran British troops, fresh from victory over Napoleon, crossed the Canadian-American border--the largest... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0815411391
ISBN13:9780815411390
Release Date:August 2001
Publisher:Cooper Square Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.31 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
History with a Sense of Humor
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Colonel Fitz-Enz has demonstrated an uncanny knack of combining the historical with the humorous. War isn't funny, of course, but small tactical events with editorial comments make for an excellent and interesting book. The book also shows how very close the US came to losing it all. An excellent read.
Final Invasion
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I bought the book because it won the Distinguished Writing Award. Different from any other history book I have read because it is written from the British prospective more than the victors. Easy to get through,it tells a story that I have never heard before. How did I miss this important event in our country's history? To think that we were attacked on September the 11th once before. If we had lost this one, we could have lost it all. It is a must read for every American.
Well Done
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Great research in a military intelligence gathering style. Good military analysis of the event. Book length, but a short story due to large font. I am suspect to some details, such as the use of "Britsh 62nd Regt of Foot or Royal Americans" when he may mean the 60th Regt. A major error I think.
Encyclopedic knowledge
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Fitz-enz shows his vast knowledge of military history and of this little known battle at Plattsburgh in 1814 in this book and in his video of the same name. Filled with detail but written with a simple direct prose style it is a compelling account. I felt drawn to the times and the people. The description of the naval engagement is extremely visual. You can almost smell the cannon balls flying back and forth.
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