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.. .successfully challenges Mahan's [wooden wall] assertion by reviewing the historical development of British blockades. -- Choice

.. .successfully challenges Mahan's [wooden wall] assertion by reviewing the historical development of British blockades. -- Choice .. .an excellent account of Warren's service during the War of 1812. -- International Journal of Maritime History Accomplished maritime historian Dudley turns his attention to the War of 1812, specifically, the British blockade and previous descriptions of it as tight, unbreakable, or even decisive in a favorable outcome for the British. He begins by discussing the geographical and technical factors of the naval war and proceeds to show the problems those factors presented to the two opposing navies. The British, usually short of ships, men, supplies, and bases, partially succeeded in bottling up the American navy and merchant marine, but they never sealed off America's coasts or prevented privateers from ravaging British commerce. Dudley thereafter places the War of 1812 in the context of a general study of blockades from the seventeenth century on, emphasizing the Napoleonic era, and concluding that blockades are hardly ever as all-conquering as some previous maritime historians have made them out to be. This dense book, while suited to advanced and scholarly students, is pretty much without peer on its subject. -- Booklist

.. .successfully challenges Mahan's [wooden wall] assertion by reviewing the historical development of British blockades. Choice

Accomplished maritime historian Dudley turns his attention to the War of 1812, specifically, the British blockade and previous descriptions of it as tight, unbreakable, or even decisive in a favorable outcome for the British. He begins by discussing the geographical and technical factors of the naval war and proceeds to show the problems those factors presented to the two opposing navies. The British, usually short of ships, men, supplies, and bases, partially succeeded in bottling up the American navy and merchant marine, but they never sealed off America's coasts or prevented privateers from ravaging British commerce. Dudley thereafter places the War of 1812 in the context of a general study of blockades from the seventeenth century on, emphasizing the Napoleonic era, and concluding that blockades are hardly ever as all-conquering as some previous maritime historians have made them out to be. This dense book, while suited to advanced and scholarly students, is pretty much without peer on its subject.""- Booklist; ""...an excellent account of Warren's service during the War of 1812.""- International Journal of Maritime History; ""...successfully challenges Mahan's [wooden wall] assertion by reviewing the historical development of British blockades.""- Choice

.. .successfully challenges Mahan's [wooden wall] assertion by reviewing the historical development of British blockades. <i><b>Choice</i></b>

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Wade G. Dudley is a visiting assistant professor at East Carolina University. He holds a master’s degree in maritime history and nautical archaeology from East Carolina University and a doctorate in history from the University of Alabama. His is a specialist in European military history. Hs publications include both history and historical fiction.

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