The Burning of Washington; The British Invasion of 1814
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998. Fourth printing [stated]. Hardcover. xv, [3], 298, [8] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Inscribed to Mary Anne Tuohey, Chevy Chase Maryland notable, by author on half-title page. Anthony S. Pitch is the author of a many non-fiction books including The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, read by President Clinton and a History Book Club selection, with movie rights optioned by National Geographic. He has appeared on C-Span TV, the History Channel, National Geographic TV, NPR, PBS, Smithsonian TV, and inside Ford's Theatre. He has been guest speaker at the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Brookings Institution, the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Press Club, the Smithsonian Institution, Fort McHenry, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was formerly with the Associated Press, and a senior writer in the books division of U.S. News & World Report, and has reported from Israel and Africa. More