Mahan, Capt. A.T.
Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1905.
1st UK edition. 2 volumes. ppxxiii 423, xix 456. maps & illustrations.
very good bright condition hardbacks.upper hinge slightly strained in volume one. gift inscription to front paste-downs and heraldic book-plate to front free end-papers.as well as a comprehensive history of the naval aspects of the war between Great Britain and the United States, the work also includes a substantial preliminary text on the events leading up to the conflict