The Battle of New Orleans proved a critical victory for the United States, a young nation defending its nascent borders, but over the past two hundred years, myths have obscured the facts about the conflict. In The Battle of New Orleans in History and Memory, distinguished experts in military, social, art, and music history sift the real from the remembered, illuminating the battle's lasting significance across multiple disciplines.

Introduction / Laura Lyons McLemore -- "What we know that ain't so": myths of the War of 1812 / Donald R. Hickey -- "I owe to Britain a debt of retaliatory vengeance": assessing Andrew Jackson's hatred of the British / Mark R. Cheathem -- "The dreams of empire": the War of 1812 in an international context / Alexander Mikaberidze -- Objects of scorn: remembering African Americans and the war of 1812 / Gene Allen Smith -- In defense of liberty: the Battalion d'Orleans and its battle for New Orleans / Paul Gelpi -- Lessons learned from the War of 1812 for the US military in the twenty-first century / Blake Dunnavent -- One hundred years of Hickory and cotton bales: the Battle of New Orleans Centennial Celebration / Joseph F. Stoltz III -- Continually heroic: portraying Andrew Jackson through classical and contemporary heroic devices / Leslie Gregory Gruesbeck -- The Battle of New Orleans in popular music and culture / Tracey E.W. Laird.