Name: War for Independence: A Military History (The Chicago History of American Civilization) (en Inglés)
SKU: 19255127
Price: 185510.00 COP
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Author: Howard H. H. Peckham
ISBN: 9780226653167

portada War for Independence: A Military History (The Chicago History of American Civilization) (en Inglés)

War for Independence: A Military History (The Chicago History of American Civilization) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Of Chicago Press

Autor

Howard H. H. Peckham

Año

1958

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

235

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN

0226653161

ISBN13

9780226653167

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Historia militar

War for Independence: A Military History (The Chicago History of American Civilization) (en Inglés)

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The American victory in the Revolutionary War came as a surprise to people all over the world. Believing that successful wars were fought by professionals and aristocrats, they could not understand how ragged and hungry troops of ill-assorted civilians were able to defeat one of the world's strongest professional armies. This book is an effort to explain how and why that upset was accomplished. Alternating with scene and summary, the narrative has pace and proportion. Battles fall into campaigns, and campaigns interpret strategy. Commanders are deftly characterized, and flashes of insight illuminate victories and defeats. There emerges a picture of American soldiers as tougher and more deeply motivated fighters than the uncommitted British and German professionals. The book also demonstrates how highly prized were the rights that the revolutionists sought to confirm or establish, and serves as a reminder today that some ideas are worth risking life for. "What is most amazing about this excellent history is Prof. Peckham's ability to retell these . . . legendary events . . . in a way which enriches and absorbs the reader."—Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times