books.google.com - In June 1812 the still-infant United States had the audacity to declare war on the British Empire. Fought between creaking sailing ships and armies often led by bumbling generals, the ensuing conflict featured a tit-for-tat "You burned our capital, so we'll burn yours" and a legendary battle unknowingly...http://books.google.com/books/about/1812.html?id=Fr4KLLD5RcIC&utm_source=gb-gplus-share1812