The war of 1812 cost the United States about 200 million. A total of 2,260 Americans soldiers and sailors were killed. Battles of the War of 1812 examines key battles in the threeyear conflict, from the first battle on the Detroit Frontier to the last battle in New Orleans. Battle maps, after action reports, and time lines show the importance of these battles in the Second War of Independence. The books in Americans at War The War of 1812 describe what it was like during the War of 1812. Discover how soldiers lived on the front lines, how the war changed the lives of American merchant shippers, who the important people involved in the war were, and what key naval and land battles changed the course of the war. Primary source materials, maps, and period paintings bring the War of 1812 to life.
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