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Books on the Naval History of the War of 1812

19th Century Naval

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The USS Essex: And the Birth of the American Navy .

Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian: 1809-1822

By James Dekay

Captain Blakeley and the Wasp: The Cruise of 1814 by Stephen Duffy

The Battle of Stonington: Torpedoes, Subnarines, and Rockets in the War of 1812

The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814 by Anthony Pitch

The Coast Guard Expands, 1865-1915: New Roles, New Frontiers by Irving King

History of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1941: Volume One by Robert Love

The Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars 1652-1674 by Rogers Hainsworth

The Bomb Vessel: Shore Bombardment Ships of the Age of Sail by Chris Ware

Guardian of the Great Lakes: The U.S. Paddle Frigate Michigan

The story of the USS Maine whose sinking led to the Spanish American War

Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815 by Nathan Miller

Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson

The story of the flags used by ships during the age of sail.