America's first war : the military history of the Declaration of Independence / edited by Christopher P. Magra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Magra, Christopher Paul, editor.

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Declaration of Independence.

United States.

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2026]

Contents:

Introduction / Christopher P. Magra

Scouting the field : reconnoitering the military history of the Declaration of Independence / Ricardo A. Herrera

"Undistinguished destruction" : innocents and Indian warfare in the revolution's rhetoric / Michael Lynch

"All but the skin and bones" : merciless warfare in Cherokee country, 1776-1777 / Stuart H. Marshall

"To supply the defect of principle" : oaths in the Declaration and war of independence / Mark Schmeller

The quest for a northern ally : the Quebec act, the Canadian campaign, and the Declaration of Independence / Michael P. Gabriel

The Declaration of Independence, islanders' sympathies, and the emergence of the revolutionary Atlantic border-sea / Ross Nedervelt

All men are created equal : how the Declaration of Independence became a tool for Black freedom / Travis C. Perusich

Hidden in the shadow of victory : violence and public memory of the Battle of Fort Moultrie in the summer of independence / Benjamin C. Schaffer

Kościuszko : the Declaration and the people in arms / Max J. Meinert

Conclusion / Christopher P. Magra.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic book.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 22, 2026).

ISBN:

9798895271209

Publisher Number:

40033294645

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.