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Photo: Burning of Washington, August 1814 http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Parler & Twitter: @BatchelorShow 3/4: When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington Kindle Edition. by Peter Snow (https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Snow/e/B001T2BUWU/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1) (Author) Format: Kindle Edition https://www.amazon.com/When-Britain-Burned-White-House-ebook/dp/B00ID9ZT2E/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In his compelling narrative style, Peter Snow recounts the fast-changing fortunes of that summer's extraordinary confrontations. Drawing from a wealth of material, including eyewitness accounts, Snow describes the colorful personalities on both sides of those spectacular events: including the beleaguered President James Madison and First Lady Dolley, American heroes such as Joshua Barney and Sam Smith, and flawed military leaders like Army Chief William Winder and War Secretary John Armstrong. On the British side, Snow re-creates the fiery Admiral George Cockburn, the cautious but immensely popular Major General Robert Ross, and sharp-eyed diarists James Scott and George Gleig.