Braddock's Defeat : the Battle of the Monongahela and the road to revolution David L. Preston

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preston, David L. (David Lee), 1972- author.

Series:

Pivotal moments in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Revolution (1775-1783).

Braddock's Campaign (1755).

Monongahela, Battle of the (Pennsylvania : 1755).

Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755.

Braddock's Campaign, 1755.

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

United States.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

xvii, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"David L. Preston's gripping account of Braddock's Defeat, also known as the Battle of the Monongahela, is the most authoritative ever written. Using previously untapped sources, Preston's work challenges the stale portrait of an arrogant European officer who refused to adapt to military and political conditions in the New World and is the first to show fully how the French and Indian coalition achieved victory through effective diplomacy, tactics, and leadership. Those who were there, including George Washington, Horatio Gates, and Charles Lee, never forgot its lessons and brought them to bear when they fought again --whether as enemies or allies--two decades hence."--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction: remembering Braddock's Defeat

Paths to the Monongahela

Braddock Americanus

Confrontations

Beaujeu's voyage

Braddock's march

The Battle of the Monongahela

Consequences

Epilogue: legacies of the Monongahela.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-433) and index.

ISBN:

0190658517

9780190658519

OCLC:

982779027