Shots heard round the world : America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary War / John Ferling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferling, John E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States.

Generals.

Soldiers--United States--History--18th century.

Soldiers.

United States. Continental Army.

United States.

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

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

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

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783.

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.

Great Britain.

United States--Foreign relations--Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--United States.

Europe.

Europe--Kings and rulers--18th century.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--18th century.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 534 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., [2025]

Summary:

"From acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th anniversary"--Book jacket.

Contents:

Maps

Preface

Decisions for war

War

Success and failure

Pivotal actions and inactions

European aid and planning for campaign 1777

The critical moment is at hand: the 1777 campaign

Building castles in the air

Stalemate

Armies and navies, soldiers and sailors

Off the battlefield

Into the southern vortex

The war's outcome hangs in the balance

On the knife's edge

The decisive Allied victory in the American Theater

War and peace

Reflections on America's Revolutionary War

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [399]-516) and index.

ISBN:

9781639730155

163973015X :

OCLC:

1429656814

Publisher Number:

90101641973