LEADER 03504nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910993984103321 005 20250427151327.0 010 $z9780300191073 010 $a9780300195248 (electronic book) 010 $a9780300195248$b(electronic bk.) 010 $a0300195249 010 $a9781299648128 010 $a1299648126 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421249 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421249 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10718705 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL496062 035 $a(OCoLC)849493511 035 $a(CKB)17701213900041 035 $a(Perlego)2450726 035 $a(EXLCZ)9917701213900041 100 $a20121219d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe men who lost America $eBritish leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire /$fAndrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2013 210 1$aNew Haven, Connecticut :$cYale University Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (497 pages) 225 0 $aLewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history 300 $aPublished in the United Kingdom by Oneworld Publications under the title: The men who lost America : British command during the Revolutionary War and the preservation of the empire. 311 08$aPrint version: O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson The Men Who Lost America New York : Yale University Press,c2013 9780300191073 311 1 $a0300191073 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aA unique account of the American Revolution, told from the perspective of the leaders who conducted the British war effort. 410 4$aThe Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Series 517 $aMen Who Lost America, The 606 $aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815$xParticipation, British 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xBritish forces 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xCampaigns 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y1760-1820 615 0$aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815$xParticipation, British. 676 $a973.3/2 700 $aO'Shaughnessy$b Andrew Jackson$01676727 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910993984103321 996 $aThe men who lost America$94359718 997 $aUNINA