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The Fall and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812: In Defense of William Hull

The Fall and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812: In Defense of William Hull

Yanik, Anthony J.

Hardcover

Series: Great Lakes Books

19th Century United States HistoryArmed ForcesOther Wars

ISBN10: 0814335985
ISBN13: 9780814335987
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: Sep 15 2011
Pages: 232
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Details the first major U.S. setback in the War of 1812 and analyzes the background and aftermath of Hull's surrender.

Winner, State History Award!

The focus of the opening campaign of the War of 1812 was Detroit, a location the War Department considered one of the significant launching points for the invasion of Canada. Detroit's surrender only two months after the declaration of war shocked the nation and led to the court-martial of Brigadier General William Hull. Hull was sentenced to death--the only commanding general ever to receive such a sentence in U.S. military history--and has been vilified by many historians to the present day for his decision to surrender. In The Fall and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812, author Anthony J. Yanik reconsiders Hull's abrupt surrender and the general's defense that the decision was based on sound humanitarian grounds.

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