The guns of independence [[electronic resource] ] : the siege of Yorktown, 1781 / / Jerome A. Greene

• Autore: Greene Jerome A
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Savas Beatie; Staplehurst, U.K., : Spellmount, 2005
• Edizione: 1st paperback ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 507 p. ) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 973.3/37
• Soggetto geografico: Yorktown (Va.) History Siege, 1781
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The campaign of the allies -- The lion comes to Yorktown -- The British positions -- Washington takes command -- Investment -- The noose tightens -- The lion at bay -- On the verge -- The guns of October -- The earth trembles -- Night of heroes -- Hopes bright and dim -- Britain against the sky -- Broken sword -- Endings, beginnings -- Postscript : thereafter -- Appendix 1. Modern photographic gallery -- Appendix 2. The Washington and Cornwallis correspondence -- Appendix 3. The Articles of Capitulation, October 19, 1781 -- Appendix 4. The archaeology of the French Grand Battery complex -- Appendix 5. The artillery at Yorktown.
• Titolo autorizzato: The guns of independence
• ISBN: 1-61121-005-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781719003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II