War for Independence

A Military History

By: Howard H. Peckham

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Paperback | 15 March 1958 | Edition Number 1

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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

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History History of the Americas Military History American War of Independence Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900 Miscellaneous Items

Prelude to Battle
""A Middling Force""
Canada Lost, Carolina Held
To the Delaware—and Back
""A Thousand Untoward Circumstances""
Disappointments in Battle and Alliance
Frontiers in Flames
The War on the Sea
Into the Slough of Despond
Recovery of the South
Rendezvous at Yorktown
Flames and Embers Extinguished
The Summing Up
Bibliographical
Notes Important
Dates
Index
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