From Trenton to Yorktown
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978-1-4728-6375-1 (ISBN)
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For eight gruelling years, American and British military forces struggled in a bloody war over colonial independence. This conflict also ensnared Native American warriors and the armies and navies of France, Spain, the Dutch Republic, and several German principalities. From frozen Canada to tropical Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River, the Revolutionary War included hundreds of campaigns, battles, and skirmishes on land and sea in which soldiers and sailors fought and died for causes, crowns, and comrades.
In this masterful, yet accessible narrative of America’s fight for liberty, John R. Maass identifies the decisive events that secured independence for the 13 hard-pressed but determined colonies. Maass details six key turning points that were crucial to eventual Patriot victory. These include not only the obvious military victories such as Trenton and Princeton or Yorktown but also the harsh conditions of the winter of 1778 and King Louis XVI’s decision to supply Washington’s troops with desperately needed soldiers, arms, money, and fleets. These turning points, without which defeat was likely, ensured a victory for the new United States, and established its place among the nations of the world.
John R. Maass is a staff member of the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir. He received a BA in history from Washington and Lee University and a PhD in early American history at The Ohio State University. He is the author of several books on U.S. military history, including North Carolina & the French and Indian War (2013); Defending a New Nation, 1783-1811 (2013); The Road to Yorktown (2015); George Washington's Virginia (2017); and The Battle of Guilford Courthouse (2020).
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Introduction
First Turning Point: Twin Victories at Trenton and Princeton, 1776-7
Second Turning Point: The Saratoga Campaign, 1781
Third Turning Point: Winter at Valley Forge, 1777-8
Fourth Turning Point: The Battle of Guildford Courthouse, 1781
Fifth Turning Point: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781
Conclusion: Why some battles were not turning points
Bibliography
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.2.2025 |
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Zusatzinfo | 6 Maps |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4728-6375-5 / 1472863755 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-6375-1 / 9781472863751 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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