Strategy in the American War of Independence : a global approach / edited by Donald Stoker, Kenneth J. Hagan and Michael T. McMaster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stoker, Donald J.

Hagan, Kenneth J.

McMaster, Michael T.

Series:

Cass Military Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy--History.

Strategy.

Military art and science--United States--History--18th century.

Military art and science.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

United States--History, Military--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context.Many do not realize the extent to which the 1775 colonial rebellion against British rule escalated into a global conflict. Collectively, this volume examines the strategies pursued by the American Colonies, Great Britain, France, Spain, and Holland, and the League of Armed Neutrality, placing the military, naval, and diplomatic elements of the struggle in their proper global context. Moreover, assessing how each nat

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; About the editors; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Colonial military strategy; 2 The birth of American naval strategy; 3 British military strategy; 4 British naval strategy; 5 The King's Friends: Loyalists in British strategy; 6 Ambivalent allies: Strategy and the Native Americans; 7 French strategy and the American Revolution; 8 Spanish policy and strategy; 9 Dutch maritime strategy; 10 The League of Armed Neutrality, 1780-83; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-21039-6

1-282-31614-1

9786612316142

0-203-01970-9

9780203019702

OCLC:

475071760