"Richard Barbuto's New York's War of 1812 presents a fascinating account of the military history of New York during the War of 1812 and can be considered the definitive work on the war.Barbuto fills the need for a comprehensive analysis of the war's military events that has not been provided by any other historians."--New York History Journal "New York State played a central and underappreciated role in the War of 1812. Richard V. Barbuto has done a fine job of shedding light on that story."--Donald R. Hickey, author of The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict "Barbuto's detailed analysis of the politics and the mobilization of forces stands out in this text. This book is really a micro-history of one state's response to the national call to arms and the execution of the war against the declared enemy.

It focuses almost exclusively on New York State decisions, decision makers, local activity, involvement in battles, and the local actors recording the action. The author delineates the war at the state level for the reader, in compelling detail. Keeping in mind that Barbuto set out to have a razor-sharp focus on New York State's role in the War of 1812, this is a book that readers interested in the War of 1812, the raising of militia, the early development of the American army, and state involvement in the making of war should find well worth reading."-- Canadian Nautical Research Society "Insightful, deeply researched and well written, New York's War of 1812 demonstrates the centrality of the state to the war. Richard Barbuto has produced a first- rate history."--Sea History "New York's War of 1812 ably highlights the somewhat overlooked success of New York and its governor in affecting the conflict's final outcome."---Military History Quarterly.