When Washington burned : the British invasion of the Capital and a nation's rise from the ashes / Robert P. Watson.

"Perhaps no other single day in US history was as threatening to the survival of the nation as August 24, 1814, when British forces captured Washington, DC. It is a unique moment in American history that might have significantly altered the nation's path forward, but the event and the reasons why it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Watson, Robert P., 1962- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Washington (D.C.) > History > Capture by the British, 1814. United States > History > War of 1812 > Campaigns. HISTORY / United States / General. Military campaigns. United States. Washington (D.C.) 1812-1815 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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