Southern gambit : Cornwallis and the British march to Yorktown / Stanley D. M. Carpenter.

Author
Carpenter, Stanley D. M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
Description
xiii, 314 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Campaigns and commanders [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "Addresses the Southern Campaign of 1778-81 in the War of American Independence from the British strategic perspective, focusing on Lieutenant-General Charles, Earl Cornwallis' operations in the Carolinas and Virginia leading to the surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index.
    Contents
    • "Gain the hearts and subdue the minds of America" : British strategic leadership and the southern campaign
    • "Without which the machine must fail" : British command and control and the southern strategy
    • "They are not prepared for a scene of war" : the southern campaign begins
    • "Everywhere and nowhere" : partisan warfare in the Carolinas
    • "Fatal infatuation" : Cornwallis invades North Carolina
    • "What is done, cannot now be altered" : the southern campaign draws to a close
    • "Peril and delusion" : the judgment of history.
    ISBN
    • 9780806161853 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
    • 080616185X (hardcover : alkaline paper)
    • 9780806167381 (paperback)
    • 0806167386 (paperback)
    LCCN
    2018027374
    OCLC
    1052902513
    Other standard number
    • 40028928715
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