The War for America 1775-1783
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The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. Far less familiar is the fact that, for the British, the American colonies were only one front in a world war. England was also pitted against France and Spain. Not always in command of the seas and threatened with invasion, England tried grimly for eight years to subdue its rebellious colonies; to hold Canada, the West Indies, India, and Gibraltar; and to divide its European enemies. In this vivid history Piers Mackesy views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Their tactical response to the American Revolution is now comprehensible, seen as part of a grand imperial strategy.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780803281929 |
Publisher: | Bison Books |
Imprint: | Bison Books |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 1993 |
DEWEY: | 973.3 |
DEWEY edition: | 20 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 565 |
Weight: | 832g |
Height: | 228mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 31mm |