The men who lost America [[electronic resource] ] : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire / / Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy |
Autore | O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.3/2 |
Collana | Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history |
Soggetto topico | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - Participation, British |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-300-19524-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465112003321 |
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The men who lost America : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire / / Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy |
Autore | O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 466 pages) : illustrations, plates (colour) |
Collana | Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history |
Soggetto topico | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - Participation, British |
ISBN |
0-300-19524-9
9780300195248 (electronic book) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. The view from London. "The tyrant": George III ; The prime minister: Lord North -- Part II. Victory and defeat in the north (1776-1778). The peace commissioners?: the Howe brothers ; "The old gamester": John Burgoyne ; "The Achilles of the American war": Lord George Germain -- Part III. Victory and defeat in the south (1778-1781). "The scapegoat": Sir Henry Clinton ; "Bagging the fox": Charles, Earl Cornwallis -- Part IV. Victory against France and Spain (1782). "Saint George": Sir George Rodney ; "Jemmy Twitcher": The Earl of Sandwich -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index - Colour plates follow page 178. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792016003321 |
O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson
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New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The men who lost America : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire / / Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy |
Autore | O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 466 pages) : illustrations, plates (colour) |
Collana | Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history |
Soggetto topico | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - Participation, British |
ISBN |
0-300-19524-9
9780300195248 (electronic book) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. The view from London. "The tyrant": George III ; The prime minister: Lord North -- Part II. Victory and defeat in the north (1776-1778). The peace commissioners?: the Howe brothers ; "The old gamester": John Burgoyne ; "The Achilles of the American war": Lord George Germain -- Part III. Victory and defeat in the south (1778-1781). "The scapegoat": Sir Henry Clinton ; "Bagging the fox": Charles, Earl Cornwallis -- Part IV. Victory against France and Spain (1782). "Saint George": Sir George Rodney ; "Jemmy Twitcher": The Earl of Sandwich -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index - Colour plates follow page 178. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809588203321 |
O'Shaughnessy Andrew Jackson
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New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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