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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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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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.3/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - Participation, British |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 British forces |
| United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns | |
| Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1820 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The men who lost America |
| ISBN: | 0-300-19524-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465112003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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