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Book SynopsisPresents a closely observed, comprehensive account of Britain’s failed strategy in the American South during the American War for Independence. Approaching the campaign from the British perspective, this book restores a critical but little-studied chapter to the narrative of the Revolutionary War.
Trade ReviewWriting from the British perspective, Carpenter has given us an incisive new look at Cornwallis's march to folly in the South.
Southern Gambit offers the best explanation of why the earl, the master tactician, came to grief when matched against Nathanael Greene, the master strategist. This is a splendid book."" - Mark Edward Lender, coauthor of
Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle""Stanley Carpenter's
Southern Gambit is a fresh and original reexamination of British operations during the Southern Campaign. Through lively prose and careful and probing analyses, Carpenter has delivered a welcome contribution to our understanding of the American Revolution in the southern colonies."" - Ricardo Herrera, author of
For Liberty and the Republic: The American Citizen as Soldier, 1775 - 1861|""A marvelous account not only for military history devotees, but also for general Revolutionary War readers."" -
The Virginia Gazette""[Southern Gambit] is a marvelous account not only for military history devotees, but also for general Revolutionary War readers."" -
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