War for Independence

A Military History

Howard H. Peckham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

235 Seiten

1958
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-65316-7 (ISBN)

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The American victory in the Revolutionary War came as a surprise to people all over the world. Believing that successful wars were fought by professionals and aristocrats, they could not understand how ragged and hungry troops of ill-assorted civilians were able to defeat one of the world's strongest professional armies. This book is an effort to explain how and why that upset was accomplished. Alternating with scene and summary, the narrative has pace and proportion. Battles fall into campaigns, and campaigns interpret strategy. Commanders are deftly characterized, and flashes of insight illuminate victories and defeats. There emerges a picture of American soldiers as tougher and more deeply motivated fighters than the uncommitted British and German professionals. The book also demonstrates how highly prized were the rights that the revolutionists sought to confirm or establish, and serves as a reminder today that some ideas are worth risking life for.

"What is most amazing about this excellent history is Prof. Peckham's ability to retell these . . . legendary events . . . in a way which enriches and absorbs the reader."-Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.3.1958
Reihe/Serie	The Chicago History of American Civilization
Sprache	englisch
Maße	13 x 20 mm
Gewicht	312 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Schlagworte	History of American Civilization
ISBN-10	0-226-65316-1 / 0226653161
ISBN-13	978-0-226-65316-7 / 9780226653167
Zustand	Neuware