From the back cover:

"Long overshadowed by the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 remains a largely forgotten conflict. Its origins as part of the larger Napoleonic wars grew out of complex issues that to this day make the war difficult to understand. Now, in this bicentennial year, with an engaging question-and-answer format accomplished historian Donald R. Hickey offers concise and informative introduction to the War of 1812, clearing much of the fog that surrounds its origins to reveal a colorful, intriguiging, and deservedly memorable episode in American History."

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