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Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary WorldAutor: Richard Middleton
Gebundene Ausgabe, 22.03.2022
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Washington: A LifeAutor: Ron Chernow
Taschenbuch, 01.12.2011
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George & Martha Washington: A Revolutionary MarriageAutor: Flora Fraser
Taschenbuch, 03.11.2016
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John AdamsAutor: David McCullough
Gebundene Ausgabe, 22.05.2001
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Washington and Cornwallis: The Battle for America, 1775-1783Autor: Benton Rain Patterson
Gebundene Ausgabe, 01.09.2004
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James Madison: A Life ReconsideredAutor: Lynne Cheney
Taschenbuch, 05.05.2015
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The Revolutionary: Samuel AdamsAutor: Stacy Schiff
Taschenbuch, 24.10.2023
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The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of RevolutionAutor: Alex Storozynski
Taschenbuch, 03.08.2010
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George Washington And Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two PatriotsDave Richard PalmerGebundene Ausgabe |
Ho Chi Minh: A LifeWilliam J DuikerGebundene AusgabeHo Chi Minh (1890-1969) fought for half a century to free Vietnam from foreign domination, and the story of his life illuminates the ongoing struggle between colonialism and nationalism that still shapes world history. William J. Duiker, who served in Saigon's U. S. embassy during the Vietnam War, spent 30 years delving into Vietnamese and European archives, as well as interviewing Minh's surviving colleagues, in order to write this definitive biography. The son of a civil servant from a traditionally rebellious province, the future president of North Vietnam was known for more than 20 years as Nguyen That Thanh. It was under this name that he founded the Vietnamese Communist Party, having concluded after reading Lenin's analysis of imperialism that revolutionary Marxism was the most effective tool to achieve Vietnam's independence. He spent 30 years in exile, cementing his communist ties in Moscow and working with Vietnamese rebels from a base in China, before assuming the name Ho Chi Minh in 1942, when the forces unleashed by World War I I seemed to be clearing the way for Vietnamese liberation. French intransigence and American anti-communism would delay the emergence of an independent, united Vietnam for another 30 years, but Ho became an icon who inspired the communist North and the Southern Vietcong to keep fighting. Focusing almost exclusively on political events and ideological debates, Duiker depicts Ho as a nationalist first and foremost, but also as a convinced (though pragmatic) Marxist who believed socialism would help his country modernize and correct ancient inequities. This long, very detailed biography is not for the casual reader, but anyone with a serious interest in modern history will relish a dense narrative that fully conveys the complexities of the man and the issues with which he grappled. < I>-Wendy Smith |
Custer and His Commands: From West Point to Little Bighorn (The G. I. Series)Kurt Hamilton, John P. LangellierTaschenbuch |
Benjamin Franklin (Lives And Legacies)Edwin S. GaustadTaschenbuch |
The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed about Thomas JeffersonDavid BartonTaschenbuch |
Fusiliers: Eight Years with the Redcoats in AmericaMark UrbanTaschenbuch |
LafayetteHarlow Giles UngerGebundene Ausgabe |
Baron von Steuben: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge During the Revolutionary WarCharles River EditorsAudible Hörbuch" You say to your soldier, ' Do this' and he does it. But I am obliged to say to the American, ' This is why you ought to do this' and then he does it. " ( Attributed to Baron von Steuben) By the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming a large portion of time for adolescent males in training and comprising a sizable component of the economy. Weaponry was developed to a degree of quality not accessible to most North Americans, and European aristocrats were reared in the mastery of swordsmanship with an emphasis on the saber for military use. Likewise, the cavalry, buoyed by a tradition of expert horsemanship and saddle-based combat, was a fighting force largely beyond reach for colonists, which meant that fighting on horses was an undeveloped practice in the fledgling Continental Army, and the American military did not yet fully comprehend the value of cavalry units. Few sword masters were to find their way to North America in time for the war, and the typical American musket was a fair hunting weapon rather than a military one. Even the foot soldier knew little of European military discipline. German participation is historically noted for the Hessians, mercenary soldiers recruited in whole companies by Britain, whose standing army featured relatively low numbers when the American Revolution began. However, other Germans noted for their mastery of the science of war sided with the colonies, and among the most essential European contributors to the American cause turned out to be a Prussian officer of German descent. Despite the wavering attention paid by the colonial representatives to his biography, von Steuben may well have contributed more to the rebel victory than any other single presence on the American continent. After another disappointing year of defeats in 1777, Washington's 11, 000 men entered winter quarters at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, about 20 miles outside of occupied Philadelphia. However, it was at Valley Forge that Washington truly forged his army, most notably by implementing a more rigorous training program for his troops that was led by von Steuben, who had fought with Frederick the Great. Despite speaking little English, von Steuben went about drafting a drill manual in French, and he personally presided over training drills and military parades. With the help of von Steuben, the Continental Army left Valley Forge in the spring of 1778 a more disciplined army than ever before, and the worst of Washington's failures were behind him. Von Steuben would continue to serve with the Continental Army through the end of the war. |
Simon Girty: Wilderness WarriorEdward ButtsAudible HörbuchDuring the American Revolution and the border conflicts that followed, Simon Girty's name struck terror into the hearts of U. S. settlers in the Ohio Valley and the territory of Kentucky. Girty (1741-1818) had lived with the Natives most of his life. Scorned by his fellow white frontiersmen as an " Indian lover, " Girty became an Indian agent for the British. He accompanied Native raids against Americans, spied deep into enemy territory, and was influential in convincing the tribes to fight for the British. The Americans declared Girty an outlaw. In U. S. history books he is a villain even worse than Benedict Arnold. Yet in Canada, Girty is regarded as a Loyalist hero, and a historic plaque marks the site of his homestead on the Ontario side of the Detroit River. In Native history, Girty stands out as one of the few white men who championed their cause against American expansion. But was he truly the " White Savage" of legend, or a hero whose story was twisted by his foes? |
Abigail AdamsWoody HoltonGebundene Ausgabe |
A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier: Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin (Signet Classics) (English Edition)Autor: Joseph Plumb Martin
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The American Revolution: A Captivating History from Colonial Rebellion to the Battle for Independence (American Revolutionary War) (English Edition)Autor: Charles William
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