When Washington Burned

"Blumberg, a retired lawyer and contributor to military history publications, commemorates the bicentennial of the War of 1812 with this richly illustrated and detailed story of the conflict between the U.S. and Great Britain. The illustrations include period paintings, sketches, photographs, and a few other images of land and sea battles and the key personalities of the war." ~Book News, Inc.

“…Without drowning me in too much detail, When Washington Burned by Arnold Blumberg proved to be an excellent overview of the reasons both sides had to go to war and then ultimately seek to end what was really a pointless conflict. The battle information included brief histories of the commanding officers involved, the units involved, main maneuvers and casualties all accompanied by plenty of contemporary illustrations and some maps.If you want to put the war at sea into context with the land engagements this is a good book to start with.” ~Historical Naval Fiction

“…spectacular and lavishly illustrated one volume treatise on America’s First Great War as a united independent nation….features many rare illustrations, good maps, and an easy to grasp writing narrative style…a very good treatise on a much overlooked war.” ~Sea Classics

"...an understandable account out of this disjointed war...The structure used has each chapter covering a distinct area. They are restricted to a geographic area. The genius of this approach is let you keep needed focus without covering everything happening on all fronts at the same time. The coverage of the Naval engagements is excellent. They receive their separate chapters.The illustrations are first-rate. The majority of the images are present-day. He makes skillful use of maps to show the more intricate campaigns. This is an excellent single volume history of the War of 1812. It explains what happened. It explains why it happened. The coverage is balanced with US and British material. The book would be an great addition for community libraries, school libraries and is a must for the personal library of military historians. It would also make a nice “coffee table book”.Arnold Blumberg and Casemate Publishing have provide a well needed, quality book on the War of 1812. ~Kepler’s Military History

"If one is looking for a book that summarizes the Second War of Independence, as the War of 1812 has often been called, this is the book. There is something in this book for the aficionado as well as for the uninitiated.  When Washington Burned is a beautifully bound and richly illustrated volume that takes the reader through the war, start to finish." ~What Would the Founders Think?