Bibliograph

The men who lost America, British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire, Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy

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The men who lost America, British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire, Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The men who lost America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

813393398

Responsibility statement

Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy

Series statement

Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history

Sub title

British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire

Summary

The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and political leaders in Britain must have been to blame. Weaving together the personal stories of ten prominent men who directed the British dimension of the war, historian Andrew O'Shaughnessy dispels the incompetence myth and uncovers the real reasons that rebellious colonials were able to achieve

Table Of Contents

Pt. I. The view from London. "The tyrant": George III ; The prime minister: Lord North -- pt. II. Victory and defeat in the north (1776-1778). The peace commissioners?: the Howe brothers ; "The old gamester": John Burgoyne ; "The Achilles of the American war": Lord George Germain -- pt. III. Victory and defeat in the south (1778-1781). "The scapegoat": Sir Henry Clinton ; "Bagging the fox": Charles, Earl Cornwallis -- pt. IV. Victory against France and Spain (1782). "Saint George": Sir George Rodney ; "Jemmy Twitcher": The Earl of Sandwich

Target audience

adult

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