The men who lost America : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire
2013
973.32 O81 2013
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Title
The men who lost America : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Description
xiv, 466 p., colored [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 27 cm
Call Number
973.32 O81 2013
System Control No.
(OCoLC)813393398
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-448) and index.
L2013M75
Author follows the course of the war from the perspectives of King George III, Prime Minister Lord North, military leaders including General Burgoyne, the Earl of Sandwich; points the British conquered every American city at some stage of the revolutionary war. Yet roiling political complexities at home, combined with the fervency of the fighting Americans, proved fatal to the British war effort. He concludes with an assessment of the years after Yorktown, when the British achieved victories against the French and Spanish, thereby keeping intact what remained of the British Empire--Publisher.
L2013M75
Author follows the course of the war from the perspectives of King George III, Prime Minister Lord North, military leaders including General Burgoyne, the Earl of Sandwich; points the British conquered every American city at some stage of the revolutionary war. Yet roiling political complexities at home, combined with the fervency of the fighting Americans, proved fatal to the British war effort. He concludes with an assessment of the years after Yorktown, when the British achieved victories against the French and Spanish, thereby keeping intact what remained of the British Empire--Publisher.
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