The controversy surrounding the capture of the USS Essex during the War of 1812 has more to do with perception and character than combat. In a break with tradition, the author, a British historian, takes the Americans' side.
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Dr. MacDougall is a British naval historian specializing in the late-18th through mid-19th centuries. He is researching the overseas naval facilities of the major sea powers of this period.
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