The war for America, 1775-1783.
| Author/creator | Mackesy, Piers |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1964. |
| Description | xx, 565 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps (1 folded color) ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Lord Dartmouth's War -- The coming of Germain -- The great concentration -- The arrested offensive -- The planning of Saratoga -- Philadelphia and Saratoga -- The morrow of Saratoga -- The naval mobilisation -- War plans and preparations -- The command of the seas -- Crisis in America -- The southern offensives -- The cracks in the foundations -- The strategy of 1779 -- The western Atlantic: the design miscarries -- The defence of England -- Towards the Caribbean -- The loss of the initiative -- Gain and loss in America -- The home front, 1780 -- The shadows gather -- The defence of the east Atlantic -- "Cornwallis led a country dance" -- The anatomy of disaster -- Saving the ship -- The ship afloat -- The end of the ministry -- The new brooms -- The sky suspended. |
| Abstract | American Revolution viewed by a British historian as a single facet in England's world-wide struggle against its two great Bourbon adversaries, France and Spain. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. [528]-535. |
| LCCN | 64002777 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | E208 .M14 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |