Ebook: A few bloody noses: the American revolutionar war
Author: Harvey Robert
- Tags: HISTORY--United States--State & Local--General, United States -- History -- Revolution 1775-1783, HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General, United States
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
- City: New York;United States
- Language: English
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Cover; Author biography; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; Part One: A Fire in America; 1. The Cauldron; 2. The Lobsters; 3. Stamp of Authority; 4. The Conciliators; 5. Sowing the Teeth; 6. Storm in a Teacup; 7. Powder Alarms; Part Two: George v. George; 8. Gauntlet of Fire; 9. Besieged; 10. The Commander-in-Chief; 11. We Hold These Truths; 12. Escape from New York; 13. Across the Delaware; Part Three: The Eagle and the Lion; 14. The Reason Why; 15. The Trap; 16. Someone had Blundered; 17. Betrayal; 18. World War; Part Four: The South.;Liberty against oppression, right against wrong - a clear message has come down to us about the origins of the American War of Independence, one of the founding events of the modern world. As with so many legends, the truth is somewhat different. In this revealing account, Robert Harvey overturns most of our assumptions about the causes of the war. Both Britain and America were divided over the struggle, America violently so, while in Britain many favoured independence if it would avoid bloodshed. The war itself was vicious and confused, and marked by incompetence and bad faith on.
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