A Short History of the American Revolutionary War

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Conway is Professor of History at University College London. He is the author of The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 (1995), The British Isles and the War of American Independence (2000) and War, State and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland (2006). Klappentext The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists' formal Declaration of Independence in 1776, the struggle has taken on something of a mythic character. From the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere's ride to raise the countryside of New England against the march of the Redcoats; and from the American travails of Bunker Hill (1775) to the final humiliation of the British at Yorktown (1781), the entire contest is now emblematic of American national identity. Stephen Conway shows that, beyond mythology, this was more than just a local conflict: rather a titanic struggle between France and Britain. The Thirteen Colonies were merely one frontline of an extended theatre of operations, with each superpower aiming to deliver the knockout blow. This bold new history recognizes the war as the Revolution but situates it on the wider, global canvas of European warfare. Zusammenfassung The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists' formal Declaration of Independence in 1776! the struggle has taken on something of a mythic character. From the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere's ride to raise the countryside of New England against the march of the Redcoats; and from the American travails of Bunker Hill (1775) to the final humiliation of the British at Yorktown (1781)! the entire contest is now emblematic of American national identity. Stephen Conway shows that! beyond mythology! this was more than just a local conflict: rather a titanic struggle between France and Britain. The Thirteen Colonies were merely one frontline of an extended theatre of operations! with each superpower aiming to deliver the knockout blow. This bold new history recognizes the war as the Revolution but situates it on the wider! global canvas of European warfare. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionDramatis Personae Timeline1. The Long Road to Lexington2. The War for America3. The World War4. Civilians5. Endings and Explanations6. EpilogueNotesFurther ReadingIndex...

Vorwort
The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists' Declaration of Independence in 1776, the struggle has taken on a mythic character and become emblematic of American national identity.

Inhalt

Preface Introduction Dramatis Personae Timeline 1. The Long Road to Lexington 2. The War for America 3. The World War 4. Civilians 5. Endings and Explanations 6. Epilogue Notes Further Reading Index