The American Revolution 1774-1783

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-96837-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Essential Histories

This book offers a new interpretation of the period of fighting out of which the United States was born. The American Revolution has been characterized politically as a united uprising of the American colonies and militarily as a guerrilla campaign of colonists against the inflexible British military establishment. In this book, Daniel Marston argues that this belief, though widespread, is a misconception. He contends that the American Revolution created deep political divisions in the population of the thirteen colonies, and that in reality it was a war between rival groups of British veterans of the Seven Years' War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marston, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Chronology, Background to war, Warring sides, Outbreak, The fighting, Portrait of a soldier, The world around war, Portrait of a civilian, How the war ended, Conclusion and consequences, Further reading, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Marston