1st Edition

The American Revolution 1774-1783

By Daniel Marston Copyright 2003
96 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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

Biography

Daniel Marston