Splintering the wooden wall : the British blockade of the United States, 1812-1815 / Wade G. Dudley.

Author: Dudley, Wade G.

Imprint:Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2003.

Descriptionxii, 229 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Note:The Royal Navy and the practice of blockade, 1642-1783 -- The blockade in theory and practice -- Assessing maritime potential -- The geography of the blockade -- 1812, birth of a blockade -- 1813, the grip tightens -- 1814-1815, the wooden wall complete? -- Challenging the efficiency of the blockade -- Comparison to contemporary blockades.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-223) and index.

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