Barbarians and brothers : Anglo-American warfare, 1500-1865 / Wayne E. Lee.

Author/creator Lee, Wayne E., 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionix, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
War and society--Great Britain. --History.
War and society--United States. --History.
War (Philosophy)
Escalation (Military science)
Limited war.
Violence.
Great Britain--History, Military. --1485-1603.
Great Britain--History, Military. --1603-1714.
United States--History, Military. --To 1900.

Contents Barbarians and subjects : the perfect storm of wartime violence in sixteenth century Ireland -- Sir Henry Sidney and the mutiny at Clonmel, 1569 -- The Earls of Essex, 1575 and 1599 -- Competing for the people : codes, military culture, and clubmen in the English Civil War -- Sir William Waller, 1644 -- The clubmen, 1645 -- Peace chiefs and blood revenge : Native American warfare -- Wingina, Ralph Lane, and the Roanoke Colony of 1586 -- Old brims and Chipacasi, 1725 -- Gentility and atrocity : the Continental Army and the American Revolution -- "One bold stroke" : Washington and the British in Pennsylvania, 1777-78 -- "Malice enough in our hearts" : Sullivan and the Iroquois, 1779 -- Conclusion : Limited war and hard war in the American Civil War.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010029156
ISBN9780199737918 (hard : acid-free paper)
ISBN0199737916 (hard : acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DA66 .L44 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold