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O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson |
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The men who lost America [[electronic resource] ] : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire / / Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (480 p.) |
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Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history |
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - Participation, British |
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United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 British forces |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns |
Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1820 |
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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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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. THE VIEW FROM LONDON""; ""CHAPTER ONE. ""The Tyrant."" George III.""; ""CHAPTER TWO. The Prime Minister. Lord North.""; ""PART II. VICTORY AND DEFEAT IN THE NORTH (1776�1778)""; ""CHAPTER THREE. The Peace Commissioners? The Howe Brothers.""; ""CHAPTER FOUR. ""The Old Gamester."" John Burgoyne.""; ""CHAPTER FIVE. ""The Achilles of the American War."" Lord George Germain.""; ""PART III. VICTORY AND DEFEAT IN THE SOUTH (1778�1781)""; ""CHAPTER SIX. ""The Scapegoat."" Sir Henry Clinton."" |
""CHAPTER SEVEN. ""Bagging the Fox."" Charles, Earl Cornwallis.""""PART IV. VICTORY AGAINST FRANCE AND SPAIN (1782)""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT. ""Saint George."" Sir George Rodney.""; ""CHAPTER NINE. ""Jemmy Twitcher."" The Earl of Sandwich.""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Color plates"" |
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