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Title: The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle by David G. Fitz-Enz, John R. Elting, Christopher Prevost, David Jablonski ISBN: 0815411391 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86
Rating: 5
Summary: History with a Sense of Humor
Comment: 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.
Rating: 3
Summary: Decent History of a Little Known Campaign
Comment: The author clearly did his homework before writing this account
of the 1814 British/Canadian attack on Plattsburgh, NY. Had it
succeeded, things might look differently today in terms of U.S. territory and we would have another humiliating defeat to look back on.
The events leading up to the combined land/sea battle are well laid out and the battle itself is described in rousing detail, particularly the bloody Naval conflict on Lake Champlain. All the events in the book are also put into perspective with the invasion of Washington DC and Baltimore which was part of a recently discovered British grand strategy.
A few minor omissions and errors keep the book from being great history but don't hurt the overall narrative too badly. The newly discovered Prevost papers ( he was C.O. of the invasion and Governor of Canada ) lend new light on the subject but seem to have biased the author toward Prevost. Prevost was overly cautious in his approach and abandoned a partly successful attack with a huge numerical superiority at Plattsbugh. Worse still, he abandoned supplies and equipment in a hasty withdrawal which was not pursued. The author goes to some length to justify this even the Prevost was court martialed for it.
The Niagra Campaign on the other side of N.Y. state is not mentioned at all despite the mistaken withdrawal from Plattsburgh of most of the U.S. regulars to fight in it. The author also errs in reffering to the Royal Americans as the 62nd foot- they were known as the 60th for most of their career and also gives the imppresion that the Washington DC invasion force suffered much fewer battle casualties than in an accidental explosion. This is untrue, read "by Dawn's Early Light" by Lord to get a good picture of this battle.
Overall, other than omitting the Niagra campaign, these are minor quibbles that don't lessen the fact that this is a well written history of a neglected chapter in American History and a great victory by American arms during a dark hour.
Rating: 5
Summary: Final Invasion
Comment: 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.
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Title: Where Right and Glory Lead! The Battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814 by Donald E. Graves ISBN: 1896941036 Publisher: Robin Brass Studio Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.50 |
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Title: Field of Glory: The Battle of Crysler's Farm, 1813 by Donald E. Graves, John R. Elting ISBN: 1896941109 Publisher: Robin Brass Studio Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Red Coats & Grey Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa, 5 July 1814 by Donald E. Graves ISBN: 1550022105 Publisher: Dundurn Press, Ltd. Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Partisans and Redcoats: The Southern Conflict That Turned the Tide of the American Revolution by Walter B. Edgar ISBN: 0380977605 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 23 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title:The Final Invasion, The War of 1812 ASIN: B000056F1J Pub. Date: 09 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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