War of Independence: the British Army in North America, 1775-1783 - Hardcover

Fortescue, Sir John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853674524 ISBN 13: 9781853674525

Verlag: Greenhill Books, 2001

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Book by J W Fortescue John Shy Fortescue Sir John

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Reseña del editor:

The War of Independence is a detailed and spirited history, told from the British perspective, of military operations during the American Revolution. Written by a foremost authority on the British Army, this superbly narrated account of the war brings to life the ebb and flow of the fighting, the colour of eighteenth-century warfare and the harsh realities of war in North America and the West Indies. This concise account of the war is taken from Sir John Fortescue's multi-volume A History of the British Army and presents an authoritative account of particular campaigns and battles with a lucid overview of such decisive factors as French intervention, political miscalculation and operations in Canada and the West Indies. Fortescue's accounts of particular battles - such as Bunker's Hill, Brandywine, Saratoga, Savannah and Yorktown - are written with verve and dash and combine a respect for George Washington and his Continental Army with admiration for British junior officers and soldiers and colourful criticism of Britain's generals and political leadership.

Biografía del autor:

Sir John Fortescue was a celebrated historian, specialising in British military history, and the author of a number of key works. His most outstanding achievement was the thirteen-volume A History of the British Army.

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• Verlag: Greenhill Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1853674524
• ISBN 13: 9781853674525
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272