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'The Perilous Fight' in the War of 1812
Living Americans remember September 11, and even Pearl Harbor, when the country was attacked from the outside. There was another "perilous fight" during the War of 1812, when Washington's best-known buildings were burned to the ground.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readLiving Americans remember September 11, and even Pearl Harbor, when the country was attacked from the outside. There was another "perilous fight" during the War of 1812, when Washington's best-known buildings were burned to the ground.
Steve Vogel, staff reporter at the
Washington Post, is a historian and author of
Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks that Saved the Nation
.
