Description
The Americans did not simply outlast the British in the Revolutionary War, contends this author in a groundbreaking study, but won their independence by employing superior strategies, tactics, and leadership. Designed for the armchair strategist with dozens of detailed maps and illustrations, here is a blow-by-blow analysis of the men, commanders, and weaponry used in the famous battles of Bunker Hill, Quebec, Trenton, Princeton, Saratoga, and Cowpens.
Author: W. J. Wood
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 12/25/2003
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.40w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780306813290
ISBN10: 0306813297
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | General
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- History | Military | General
Author: W. J. Wood
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 12/25/2003
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.40w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780306813290
ISBN10: 0306813297
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | General
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- History | Military | General
About the Author
W. J. Wood (1917-1997), was a retired Army lieutenant colonel whose background included not only professional authorship but also combat experience in World War II and the Korean war, a decade spent in professional war gaming for weapons systems analysis at the Army Material Command, and a lifetime studying military history. His books include Battles of the Revolutionary War and Leaders and Battles.