The Battle of New Orleans

作者 Robert V. Remini著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2001年5月第1版
ISBN 9780141001791
定价 102.00

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TheBattleofNewOrleanswastheclimacticbattleofAmerica's"forgottenwar"of1812.AndrewJacksonledhisragtagcorpsofsoldiersagainst8,000disciplinedinvadingBritishregularsinabattlethatdeliveredtheBritishahumiliatingmilitarydefeat.ThevictorysolidifiedAmerica'sindependenceandmarkedthebeginningofJackson'srisetonationalprominence.Hailedas"terrificallyreadable"bytheChicagoSunTimes,TheBattleofNewOrleansispopularAmericanhistoryatitsbest,bringingtolifealandmarkbattlethathelpeddefinethecharacteroftheUnitedStates.

作者简介

RobertV.ReminiisprofessoremeritusofhistoryandhumanitiesattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago.HehaswrittennumerousbooksonAmericanhistory,includingathree-volumebiographyofAndrewJackson,thethirdvolumeofwhichwontheNationalBookAward.

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