Richard Middleton

The War of American Independence (eBook, ePUB)

1775-1783

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Wars rarely turn out as expected. This book shows how Britain entered a conflict that it believed could not be lost. The American Patriots were similarly optimistic about their martial prospects. Although they eventually secured independence, it was only with the assistance of France and indirectly Spain, who diverted British resources from the conflict in America, allowing France eventually to deliver a knockout blow at Yorktown.

This extensive yet accessible exploration into the War of American Independence provides aclear analysis of why this complex conflict occurred and why it ended as it did, revealing the fragile nature of the American Patriot cause. An essential guide for any history student, including those specializing in war/peace studies and the study of international relations, as well the general reader with an interest in the study of war.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317892786
• Artikelnr.: 41212508

Autorenporträt

Richard Middleton was for many years Lecturer and Reader in American History at Queen's University, Belfast. Among his various publications are The Bells of Victory: The Pitt-Newcastle Ministry and the Conduct of the Seven Years' War, 1757-1762 (Cambridge University Press, 1985 and 2002), Colonial America: A History to 1763 (Blackwell, 1992, 1996, 2002 (and 2011 with Anne Lombard) and Pontiac's War: Its Causes, Course and Consequences (Routledge, 2007). He is now an independent writer and scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE and acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: Britain and America come to Blows,
1763-1775 [4] 1. John Bull and his Empire, 1763. 2. The Rights of British
America 3. A Tea Party in Boston: Parliament versus Congress 4. The First
Shot: Lexington and Concord CHAPTER 2: The Fighting Begins, 1775 [18] 1.
Prospects and Perspectives of the Combatants 2. Bunker Hill and the Siege
of Boston 3. Congress widens the Conflict: Canada 3. The Political
Revolution: America Declares her Independence CHAPTER 3: Britain Reasserts
her Authority, 1776 [44] 1. Patriots and Loyalists: The Factors of Identity
2. The Two Sides Prepare 3. The British Invasion of New York 4. Trenton and
Princeton: the Patriot Cause Retrieved CHAPTER 4: The Unpredictable
Fortunes of War, 1777 [73] 1. The British Plan a New Offensive 2. Howe Goes
to Philadelphia 3. Burgoyne meets his match at Saratoga 4. The Maritime
Dimension, 1775-1777 CHAPTER 5: France Comes to America's help, 1778 [106]
1. The French Connection, 1775-1778 2. Britain's Strategic Options 3. Naval
Preliminaries in Europe 4. Valley Forge and the Fashioning of a New Army 5.
Clinton: Retreat and Retrenchment 6. Britain ventures into Georgia CHAPTER
6: Spain Enters the Conflict, 1779 [143] 1. Spain and the American War 2:
Britain faces Invasion 3. Stalemate in America 4. Britain, Spain and
Gibraltar CHAPTER 7: Changing Strategies, 1780 [170] 1. The Bourbon Powers
alter their Focus 2. The Struggle for Mastery in the West Indies 3. Britain
Looks Southwards: The Campaign for the Carolinas 4. Northern Impasse: The
Bankruptcy of Congress 5. Europe: The League of Armed Neutrality CHAPTER 8:
The North American Frontier, 1775-1781 [212] 1. The Southeastern Mosaic 2.
The Struggle for the Ohio and Illinois 3. The Devastation of Iroquoia
CHAPTER 9: No Daylight at the Tunnel's End, 1781 [237] 1. France seeks a
Resolution 2. Washington's Darkest Hour: the Continental Mutiny 3. The
Royal Navy bids Europe defiance 4. Britain's Southern Strategy Unravels
CHAPTER 10: Resolution at Yorktown [270] 1. The War moves to Virginia 2. De
Grasse and Rodney: The Naval Prelude 3. Cornwallis ensnared CHAPTER 11: End
Game, 1782 [297] 1. The Political and Military Consequences of Yorktown 2.
The War draws to a Close in America 3. Britain strikes back in the
Caribbean 4. Europe: Final Operations 5. A Peace takes Shape: The Treaty of
1783 CONCLUSIONS AND CONSEQUENCES [319] APPENDIX: Washington on the art of
Command, 10 Nov 1775 BIBLIOGRAPHY [327] INDEX