Toward Lexington : the role of the British Army in the coming of the American Revolution / John Shy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shy, John W., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--History.

Great Britain.

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

United States.

United States--History, Military--To 1900.

Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1965.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

I · Soldiers in North America Before 1760

II · The decision of 1763

III · The End of War in America

IV · The Problems of Peace

V · Soldiers Against Civilians

VI · Confusion and Indecision

VII · Boston: The Turning Point

VIII · A Pause, 1770-1773: The Army in Retrospect

IX · The Road to Lexington

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments and A Note on Sources

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691045702

0691045704

9780691648804

0691648808

9781400879342

1400879345

OCLC:

966790974