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The men who lost America : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire / Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson.
- Series:
- The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Series
- Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Participation, British.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces.
- United States.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (497 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Men Who Lost America, The
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
- New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- A unique account of the American Revolution, told from the perspective of the leaders who conducted the British war effort.
- Contents:
- 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
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- D
- E
- F
- G
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- I
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- Color plates.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Published in the United Kingdom by Oneworld Publications under the title: The men who lost America : British command during the Revolutionary War and the preservation of the empire.
- Other Format:
- Print version: O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson The Men Who Lost America
- ISBN:
- 9780300195248 (electronic book)
- 9780300195248
- 0300195249
- 9781299648128
- 1299648126
- OCLC:
- 849493511
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