A Short History of the American Revolutionary War by Stephen Conway

A Short History of the American Revolutionary War by Stephen Conway

The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists' formal Declaration of Independence in 1776, the struggle has taken on something of a mythic character. From the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere's ride to raise the countryside of New England against the march of the Redcoats; and from the American travails of Bunker Hill (1775) to the final humiliation of the British at Yorktown (1781), the entire contest is now emblematic of American national identity. Stephen Conway shows that, beyond mythology, this was more than just a local conflict: rather a titanic struggle between France and Britain. The Thirteen Colonies were merely one frontline of an extended theatre of operations, with each superpower aiming to deliver the knockout blow. This bold new history recognizes the war as the Revolution but situates it on the wider, global canvas of European warfare.

'Offers proof that big things come in small packagesThis is the work of a master historian at the height of his powers. I know of nothing like it.' Jane Kamensky, Harry S. Truman Professor of History, Brandeis University. 'Stephen Conway has written an outstanding introduction for both students and laymen. He offers a compelling explanation of why Britain lost America.' Andrew O' Shaughnessy, Professor of History, University of Virginia

Stephen Conway is Professor of History at University College London. He is the author of The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 (1995), The British Isles and the War of American Independence (2000) and War, State and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland (2006).

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ISBN 13	9781848858138
ISBN 10	1848858132
Titre	A Short History of the American Revolutionary War
Auteur	Stephen Conway
Série	Short Histories
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Année de publication	2013-04-12
Nombre de pages	232
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