A few bloody noses: the American revolutionar war

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Cover; Author biography; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; Part One: A Fire in America; 1. The Cauldron; 2. The Lobsters; 3. Stamp of Authority; 4. The Conciliators; 5. Sowing the Teeth; 6. Storm in a Teacup; 7. Powder Alarms; Part Two: George v. George; 8. Gauntlet of Fire; 9. Besieged; 10. The Commander-in-Chief; 11. We Hold These Truths; 12. Escape from New York; 13. Across the Delaware; Part Three: The Eagle and the Lion; 14. The Reason Why; 15. The Trap; 16. Someone had Blundered; 17. Betrayal; 18. World War; Part Four: The South.;Liberty against oppression, right against wrong - a clear message has come down to us about the origins of the American War of Independence, one of the founding events of the modern world. As with so many legends, the truth is somewhat different. In this revealing account, Robert Harvey overturns most of our assumptions about the causes of the war. Both Britain and America were divided over the struggle, America violently so, while in Britain many favoured independence if it would avoid bloodshed. The war itself was vicious and confused, and marked by incompetence and bad faith on. Cover Author biography Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Part One: A Fire in America 1. The Cauldron 2. The Lobsters 3. Stamp of Authority 4. The Conciliators 5. Sowing the Teeth 6. Storm in a Teacup 7. Powder Alarms Part Two: George v. George 8. Gauntlet of Fire 9. Besieged 10. The Commander-in-Chief 11. We Hold These Truths 12. Escape from New York 13. Across the Delaware Part Three: The Eagle and the Lion 14. The Reason Why 15. The Trap 16. Someone had Blundered 17. Betrayal 18. World War Part Four: The South. 19. Southern Strategy20. The Turntail and the Turncoat 21. The Frontier War 22. The Enslaved 23. American Revival: King's Mountain and Cowpens 24. The British Strike Back: Guilford Court House 25. Into Virginia 26. Encirclement 27. Defeat 28. The Diplomatic War Part Five: Revolution and Counter-Revolution 29. The Revolution Gathers Speed 30. The Counter-Revolution Select Bibliography Index.