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UNINA9910455312203321 |
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Titolo |
Strategy in the American War of Independence [[electronic resource] ] : a global approach / / edited by Donald Stoker, Kenneth J. Hagan and Michael T. McMaster |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-21039-6 |
1-282-31614-1 |
9786612316142 |
0-203-01970-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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StokerDonald J |
HaganKenneth J |
McMasterMichael T |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Strategy - History |
Military art and science - United States - History - 18th century |
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United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
United States History, Military 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; About the editors; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Colonial military strategy; 2 The birth of American naval strategy; 3 British military strategy; 4 British naval strategy; 5 The King's Friends: Loyalists in British strategy; 6 Ambivalent allies: Strategy and the Native Americans; 7 French strategy and the American Revolution; 8 Spanish policy and strategy; 9 Dutch maritime strategy; 10 The League of Armed Neutrality, 1780-83; Select bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context.Many do not realize the extent to which the 1775 colonial rebellion against British rule escalated into a |
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global conflict. Collectively, this volume examines the strategies pursued by the American Colonies, Great Britain, France, Spain, and Holland, and the League of Armed Neutrality, placing the military, naval, and diplomatic elements of the struggle in their proper global context. Moreover, assessing how each nat |
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