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The emphasis of the beginning marketing campaign of the War of 1812 was Detroit, a spot the War Office considered one of the significant starting things for the invasion of Canada. Detroit's surrender only 8 weeks following the declaration of war shocked the country and resulted in the court-martial of Brigadier Basic William Hull. Hull was sentenced to loss of life - the only real commanding general ever before to get such a phrase in US military background - and has been vilified by many historians for this day for his decision to surrender. In The Semester and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812, creator Anthony J. Yanik reconsiders Hull's abrupt surrender and the general's protection that the decision was based on sound humanitarian grounds. Yanik commences by tracing the political roots of the War of 1812 and supplying listeners an idea of what life was like in the little frontier arrangement of Detroit in the years leading up to the war. He moves on to Hull's visit as brigadier standard and the set up of the North Western Army in the summertime of 1812, culminating in their arduous trip to Detroit and botched invasion of Canada. Yanik then details Hull's surrender and its repercussions for Detroit, including life under British isles guideline and the eventual recapture of Detroit by American causes. Yanik also probes the general's court-martial for cowardice in 1814, arguing a close examination of the testimony of the witnesses, an examination of Hull's protection, and an assessment of the actual events themselves raise many questions about the reliability of the verdict that was given.
