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The War for American Independence: From 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781
Samuel B. Griffith
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Description for The War for American Independence: From 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781
Paperback. Including both attention to strategic policies in Britain and France and accounts of colonial soldiers, this book provides a view of America's struggle for independence in its world context. It recreates the characters and incidents of the period on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing from diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, and battle maps. Num Pages: 776 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Including both attention to strategic policies in Britain and France and personal accounts of colonial soldiers, The War for American Independence provides an unprecedented view of America's struggle for independence in its world context. With wit, clarity, and dramatic effect, Samuel B. Griffith II vivifies the characters and incidents of the period on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing from personal diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, and detailed battle maps to create a unique alternative to standard histories of the period.
This enduring and exceptionally readable resource, first published in 1976 under the title In Defense of the Public ... Read more was honored with the Sons of Liberty Award for the best book on the American Revolution.
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Including both attention to strategic policies in Britain and France and personal accounts of colonial soldiers, The War for American Independence provides an unprecedented view of America's struggle for independence in its world context. With wit, clarity, and dramatic effect, Samuel B. Griffith II vivifies the characters and incidents of the period on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing from personal diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, and detailed battle maps to create a unique alternative to standard histories of the period.
This enduring and exceptionally readable resource, first published in 1976 under the title In Defense of the Public ... Read more was honored with the Sons of Liberty Award for the best book on the American Revolution.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
1065g
Number of Pages
776
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252070600
SKU
V9780252070600
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About Samuel B. Griffith
Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith II, U.S.M.C., was wounded at Guadalcanal and was awarded the Navy Cross in 1942 and the Army Distinguished Service Cross in 1943. He earned his Ph.D. in Chinese military history at New College, Oxford University, and published articles and essays in the New Yorker, Town and Country, and the Saturday Evening Post. He also published ... Read more
Reviews for The War for American Independence: From 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781
REVIEWS OF HARDCOVER EDITION "A book on the American Revolution so fresh and continually surprising is a miracle at this time. It is sharp, fast, and beautifully written... General Griffith has made it, for once, a two-sided war."
Barbara Tuchman "It is the insights which the author derives from his own military experience and his willingness to share these ... Read more
Barbara Tuchman "It is the insights which the author derives from his own military experience and his willingness to share these ... Read more