Well researched about the Battle of 1812 and about the Battle of New Orleans. The author takes you through the difficulties that Jackson had and how he overcame them and was able to lead a fighting force to defeat the British. A book with a lot of information.

The author did his usual consummate research and prepared a eminently readable well balanced tale. His grasp of the chronological developments illustrate how talented he is. He told the story of all the involved participants without losing his grasp on the continuity.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Most books written describing the War of 1812 do not go into detail about the Battle of New Orleans. This is a wonderfully detailed book that describes Old Hickory and the difficulties involved with dealing with the citizens of New Orleans and the geography of the Mississippi delta. Most historical accounts will say that this battle was actually fought after the war ended but, in fact, the Treaty of Ghent was not signed by Madison until after the battle. Minor spelling and grammatical errors that should be fixed prior to publishing.

As with other books that I have read by the author this one is well written and researched. He has the knack for bringing the individuals involved in history to life making for a more interesting read. This one covers the events leading up to, during and after the Battle of New Orleans which took place shortly after the agreement to end the War of 1812. Due to delays in communication during that time, the British were hopeful that if they won this battle it would give more leverage over control of the Mississippi River. My prior knowledge about this battle was limited to what was included in a couple of the biographies of Andrew Jackson that I had read. This book fills in may of the gaps as it presents both sides of the battle.

I recommend this book for those looking for an interesting read on the Battle of New Orleans.

I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog. I also posted it to my Facebook  page.

The Greatest Fury is about the War of 1812 and the years following. William C. David is a great historian who has done a great amount of research and it shows. Well written and interesting.

This is my first book by Davis, and I so appreciated his deep research on an important aspect of history. Well-documented, well-researched, well-laid-out in this book.